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  • Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death  PRO

    Contributed by James Pless on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,465 views

    Wolf Licks Bloodied Knife To Death Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. "First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to ...read more

  • Thought Particles: Pandora.com Is A Streaming ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
     | 1,498 views

    Thought Particles: Pandora.com is a streaming music service. Tell Pandora what songs you like and she’ll figure out what all those songs have in common that you never realized. If I like songs with a subtle blues or country influence, I’m probably a sucker for paired harmony, a syncopated rhythm, ...read more

  • Families Can Live In The Same House And Never See ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 9, 2006
     | 948 views

    Families can live in the same house and never see each other. The sad thing is, you wake up to a beautiful HOME, a nice manicured LAWN, two cars in the GARAGE—something you WORKED HARD all of your life to get. Now the house is COLD, EMPTY, the children GONE and the HUSBAND and WIFE hardly ...read more

  • God Tells Us In Ii Co 6:14-16a "Do Not Be Yoked ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006
     | 1,565 views

    God tells us in II Co 6:14-16a "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.” Did He mean it? "Yes, but I’m going to date him and marry him and lead him to the Lord." Tell me one person for whom that has happened and I’ll find you 20 where it didn’t. "Yes, but I know someone who did it and he ...read more

  • Bruce Goodrich Was Being Initiated Into The Cadet ...

    Contributed by Steven Kelso on Dec 4, 2006
     | 1,908 views

    Bruce Goodrich was being initiated into the cadet corps at Texas A & M University. One night, Bruce was forced to run until he dropped -- but he never got up. Bruce Goodrich died before he even entered college. A short time after the tragedy, Bruce’s father wrote this letter to the administration, ...read more

  • Upi News Item ...

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 8, 2006
     | 1,835 views

    ILLUSTRATION… UPI News Item (http://www.bible.org/illus.php?topic_id=509) The Metropolitan Insurance Company received some unusual explanations for accidents from its automobile policyholders. The following are just few: “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.” “The ...read more

  • I Think That One Of The Reasons It's A Wonderful ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
     | 2,080 views

    I think that one of the reasons It’s A Wonderful Life has been a Christmas classic film is because it captures a characteristic of the Christ of Christmas even if unwittingly so. The story is all about fresh starts and second chances. Reflect with me if you’ve seen the film: When they were just ...read more

  • One Other Christmas My Sister Did Something ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 19, 2006
     | 855 views

    One other Christmas my sister did something rather strange. Thankfully we didn’t have ham or sharp knives anymore. We had all finished opening presents, everybody had loaded them in their cars and we were all visiting in the living room with coffee or punch. The Fryrear family got up to leave, ...read more

  • It Is Possible For Children At A Very Young Age ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,872 views

    It is possible for Children at a very young age to learn to think about what would please the Lord. --- Which reminds me of something I heard about my 3-year old granddaughter recently. (Have I mentioned lately that I have 4 brilliant grandchildren?) Morgan’s parents were trying to convince her ...read more

  • The Story Is Told About A Farmer Who Caught A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 19, 2007
     | 1,658 views

    The story is told about a farmer who caught a young eagle and placed it with his chickens. The eaglet ate with them and soon adopted itself to their ways. One day a friend was visiting the farm and noticed the eagle with the chickens in the barnyard. He said to the farmer, “What’s that eagle ...read more

  • Mary And I Love Animals. We Have A Little ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jan 20, 2007
     | 715 views

    Mary and I love animals. We have a little Chihuahua named Duke. When he’s hungry, we feed him; when he’s cold, we warm him; and when he’s scared, we comfort him. He knows it, and constantly searches for us. If we leave him for any period of time, he cries for us, and when we return he stops ...read more

  • A Roman Catholic Priest […] Was Making His Way ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,329 views

    “A Roman Catholic priest […] was making his way down [an] alley to his parked car, [when] a man suddenly emerged from the shadows, thrusting the muzzle of a revolver into his ribs demanding, ‘Hand me your wallet!’ Offering no word of protest, the priest immediately began to comply. As he reached ...read more

  • Taking The Plunge—readers' Digest Online, As Kids ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jon Dart on Mar 6, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,074 views

    Taking the Plunge—Readers’ Digest Online, As Kids See It, Stephen McCormack, St. Joachim, ON, 1997 To my five-year-old son, Alex, jumping off the diving board that first time seemed an insurmountable challenge. He was too timid to manage it that day. On the drive home I tried to bolster his courage ...read more

  • Robert Schuller Tells Of A Time Early In His ...

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,088 views

    Robert Schuller tells of a time early in his ministy when he was experiencing great opposition. He was unable to sleep, panic-stricken, and the thought came to him, "Schuller, you’re cracking up." He desperately prayed, "Jesus Christ, are you dead or alive? I’ve been preaching it every Easter. But ...read more

  • Babe Ruth …the Great Bambino  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Dec 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,339 views

    Babe Ruth …The Great Bambino One of the all-time greats in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the idol of sports fans, but in time, age took its toll, and his popularity began to ...read more

  • Real Treasure  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,679 views

    Real Treasure An old farmer who was about to die called his two sons to his bedside and said, "My boys, my farm and the fields are yours in equal shares. I leave you a little ready money but the bulk of my wealth is hidden somewhere in the ground, not more than eighteen inches from the surface. I ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis Wrote In His Book, The Screwtape ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 1, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    C.S. Lewis wrote in his book, The Screwtape Letters, “There is a legend about Satan and his imps planning their strategy for attacking the world that’s hearing the message of salvation. One of the demons says, “I’ve got the plan, master. When I get on earth and take charge of people’s thinking, ...read more

  • Holidays Get Interesting Don't They? They Bring ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,816 views

    Holidays get interesting don’t they? They bring out the best in people and they also, unfortunately, bring out the worst in people. I’ll have you determine which is true in the following story. The day before Thanksgiving an elderly man in Phoenix called his son in New York and said to him, "I hate ...read more

  • There Is A True Story About The Great ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,515 views

    • There is a true story about the great scientist, Michael Faraday, when he was taken ill. When it became evident that the sickness that had fastened itself upon him would soon result in his death, a group of fellow scientists came to see him--not so much to talk about science as to talk about ...read more

  • One Day My Mother Was Out And My Dad Was In ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Feb 16, 2008
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     | 1,777 views

    One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my brother who is four years older than I am. I was maybe 3 and one half years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little ’tea set’ as a get-well gift ...read more