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  • What A Wacky World We Live In

    Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 1, 2023
     | 646 views

    I like the old saying, “Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does.” This is the kind of world we live in today, and I’m still not adjusted to this sort of thing. I’m not sure I will ever adjust to the world around me. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I will be watching the ...read more

  • A Methodist Pastor Says To A Baptist Pastor, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 407 ratings
     | 3,796 views

    A Methodist pastor says to a Baptist pastor, “If I immerse somebody just up to his ankles, it that enough?” “No,” answers the Baptist. “How about up to his knees?” “Nope.” “How about up to his shoulders?” “No sir!” “You mean I’ve got to get the water over the top of his head?” “That’s ...read more

  • A Six Word Lesson? A Famous Speech

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 6, 2003
     | 2,006 views

    A SIX WORD LESSON? A FAMOUS SPEECH: Sir Winston Churchill speaks at Oxford the University Commencement. As the great statesman addresses the graduates, he steps to the podium, leans on his elbows, looks at the student body, and says: NEVER GIVE UP! --- the crowd raises to their feet and ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis On Judging Others

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,852 views

    C.S. LEWIS ON JUDGING OTHERS C.S. Lewis wrote about this in Mere Christianity. He said, "One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up. That is not the Christian way. An individual Christian may see fit to give ...read more

  • Anyone Else?

    Contributed by Samuel Troyer on Oct 23, 2006
     | 2,040 views

    Anyone Else? A man slipped and fell off a cliff while hiking on a mountaintop. Luckily he was able to grab a branch on his way down. Holding on for dear life, he looked down only to see a rock valley some fifteen hundred feet below. When he looked up it was twenty feet to the cliff where he had ...read more

  • Bible Teacher A.t. Pierson Tells About A New ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,662 views

    Bible teacher A.T. Pierson tells about a new convert to Christ who had a strange dream in which he was trapped down a very deep well in the night. He looked up and saw a single star shining far above him, and it seemed to let down lines of silver light that took hold upon him and lifted him up. ...read more

  • Cbs News Anchor Dan Rather Admits He Was Always ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,026 views

    CBS News anchor Dan Rather admits he was always fascinated by the sport of boxing, even though he was never good at it. “In boxing you’re on your own; there’s no place to hide,” he says. “At the end of the match only one boxer has his hand up. That’s it. He has no one to credit or to blame except ...read more

  • The Main Thing In Life Is To Keep The Main Thing ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 21, 2009
     | 3,958 views

    The main thing in life is to keep the main thing the main thing. There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at that time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual ...read more

  • Alone In A Dark Cave

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 14, 2019
     | 2,468 views

    Alone in the dark in the Cave Back in my teenage years we would go exploring caves. One day five of us went cave exploring, we only had two flashlights but being young , we thought that was enough. We were deep inside the cave and I decided to climb up a shelf, while the others waited and held the ...read more

  • Hank Aaron And Yogi Berra

    Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 569 views

    There is a story involving Yogi Berra, the well-known catcher for the New York Yankees, and Hank Aaron, who at the time was the chief power hitter for the Milwaukee Braves. The teams were playing in the World Series, and as usual Yogi was keeping up his ceaseless chatter, intended to pep up his ...read more

  • Norman Grub Said Something Similar To Henry ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
     | 2,504 views

    Norman Grub said something similar to Henry Blackaby: - Pray this prayer when you get up every morning. Good morning Christ. I love you! What are you up ...read more

  • Hudson Taylor, The Great Missionary To China, ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 1,702 views

    Hudson Taylor, the great missionary to China, said: "If you want God to open up the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing, then you should also expect the devil to open up the windows of hell ...read more

  • Copper Wire

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 12, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,706 views

    Copper Wire illustration : Copper wire can be used for a lot of different purposes, you can use it for a close line, you can bend it and manipulate it around your gate to keep the cows from getting out or whatever but it has much more potential that that. Inside of that copper wire is protons and ...read more

  • The Humorous Story Is Told Of A Baseball Manger ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
     | 3,869 views

    The humorous story is told of a baseball manger who decided to play a rookie in right field one day. The regular fielder wasn’t happy about it and loudly makes it know from the bench that it was a big mistake to play the kid. As it turned out the rookie was so nervous that he messed up ...read more

  • Persistent Sowers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,739 views

    PERSISTENT SOWERS During a particular drought several years ago, much of the seed that had been planted did not come up. The seed that did produced runty plants that promised a scanty yield, if any at all. Grass burned up in the intense heat, and the cattle nearly starved. Many farmers were forced ...read more

  • Little Things

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,966 views

    LITTLE THINGS Nearly every time we are out in public, Barbara will find a penny laying on the street or sidewalk. Most people ignore the pennies on the street because they think they are worthless; but, Barbara ...read more

  • Too Much ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,931 views

    TOO MUCH TROUBLE A site foreman had ten very lazy men working for him, so one day he decided to trick them into doing some work for a change. "I’ve got a really easy job today for the laziest one among you," he announced. "Will the laziest man please put his hand up." Nine hands went up. "Why ...read more

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
     | 4,254 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

  • I'm Not A Scuba Diver, But Scuba Has Always ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Jan 17, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,202 views

    I’m not a SCUBA diver, but SCUBA has always fascinated me. When you take up SCUBA, one of the things that they will teach you is that your bubbles are always right. when you’re deep underwater, you’re surrounded by an aura of light and it is very difficult to tell which way is up. The water ...read more

  • Christ Was Love  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,559 views

    CHRIST WAS LOVE I read a story that I thought was a perfect illustration as to what the perfect gift looks like at Christmas. It centered on a school Christmas pageant. Of course there was nothing there to make it religious. Only snowmen, reindeer and the like. And so the kindergarten class was ...read more

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