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  • A New Heart, A New Life  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jan 19, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,957 views

    A NEW HEART, A NEW LIFE It was March 18. Leanne tried not to think about the fact that Melvin would have been 39 today. The face of the man driving the van flashed in her mind. She tried not to feel the anger. Once more the scream of brakes, the crash and then the silence replayed itself in her ...read more

  • Some Gifts You Keep  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 2,343 views

    *Some Gifts You Keep* Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands & chubby wives. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on to the older gifts, because something old is sometimes ...read more

  • Orphaned Girl And Wounded Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Yandris on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 3,273 views

    ORPHANED GIRL AND WOUNDED MOTHER One day a little orphan girl who was about 5 years old had a visitor. The Nurse had pre warned the child that this wasn’t just any visitor. It was a lady who had severely crippled her back and her hands were withered. Her whole body was scared with deep wounds ...read more

  • My Child Arrived Just The Other Day  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,649 views

    My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there planes to catch And bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he talkin’ ’fore I new it And as he grew he’d say, "I’m gonna be like you, Dad; You know, I’m gonna be like ...read more

  • Two Guys From Prince George Die And Wake Up In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 28, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,140 views

    Two guys from Prince George die and wake up in hell. The next day the devil stops in to check on them and sees them dressed in parkas, mittens and toques warming themselves around the fire. The devil asks them, "What are you doing? Isn’t it hot enough for you?" The two guys reply, "Well, you ...read more

  • Anybody Here Heard Of A Rich Man Called John ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 21, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,099 views

    Anybody here heard of a rich man called John Davis who lived in Hiawatha, Kansas? Davis, was a farmer and a self-made man. He began as a lowly hired hand and by sheer determination and frugality he managed to amass a considerable fortune in his lifetime. In the process, however, the farmer did not ...read more

  • Shortly After The Turn Of The Century, Japan ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,800 views

    Shortly after the turn of the century, Japan invaded, conquered, and occupied Korea. One group singled out for concentrated oppression was the Christians. When the Japanese army overpowered Korea one of the first things they did was board up evangelical churches and eject most foreign missionaries. ...read more

  • This Reminds Me Of An Incident I Experienced ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bev Sesink on Feb 5, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,684 views

    This reminds me of an incident I experienced while also working in South Africa. I had been working on a research project but had made a significant error early on in the project. Instead of coming clean I unfortunately chose to try and cover my mistake. It wasn’t too long before my conscience ...read more

  • Wrong Righteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,236 views

    Wrong Righteousness Quote: "If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." - Yogi Berra Text: Romans 10:1-4 Prop: a new US $20 bill (or adapt for local currency) Summary: Some people try to get to heaven on their own by being a good person. The only righteousness that ...read more

  • Watching The News Can Be Dangerous To Your ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,357 views

    WATCHING THE NEWS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH, that is, your psychological health. Since most of the news is of a negative nature, if one is not careful, he/she can develop a very pessimistic view of human nature. Consider the following: The year is 2065. An astronaut has been stranded alone ...read more

  • Jay Fondren Is A Recent Hero. When My Wife ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 24, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,656 views

    Jay Fondren is a recent hero. When my wife Christina was an auditor for the Department of Veterans she met Jay in a Veteran’s Regional Office in Waco, Texas. She was conducting interviews to determine the timeliness of transition between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans ...read more

  • The Late Erma Bombeck Tells Of God In The Act Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,624 views

    The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.” The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model? ...read more

  • Ii. Anthony Grew Up In An Italian Bakery In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,335 views

    II. Anthony grew up in an Italian bakery in a mostly Italian neighborhood of New York. His father was the baker, and as long as Anthony could remember he was at work in his father’s business. The sights and sounds of the bakery permeated every aspect of Anthony’s life. The heat of the oven. The ...read more

  • A Person's Last Words Are Important. We Hang On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,941 views

    A person’s last words are important. We hang on to the dying words of those closest to us. We pass on the final words of great leaders for the next generation. It’s as if we are waiting for them to sum everything up in a few final statements. Some are famous: Nathan Hale (1755-1776) – "I only ...read more

  • Over A Three-Decade Career In Baseball, Pete ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,147 views

    Over a three-decade career in baseball, Pete Rose earned the nickname "Charlie Hustle" for his aggressive play and desire to win. He set dozens of records — including breaking Ty Cobb’s record for the most hits ever. That achievement, on Sept. 11, 1985, earned him a nine-minute ovation. But in ...read more

  • I Want You To Walk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,145 views

    “I WANT YOU TO WALK” -Arthur Gordon (A Touch of Wonder) relates a story that graphically describes the impact that one life can have on another. The man Gordon spoke of had been stricken with polio at the age of three and his parents had abandoned him in the Depression era. Taken in by a foster ...read more

  • Ever Had A Time When You Felt All Alone In Life, ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 26, 2007
     | 1,580 views

    Ever had a time when you felt all alone in life, didn’t know which way to turn? Do you ever have a point in your life where you felt so overwhelmed and frustrated that you just didn’t know what to do? You might be like a guy who went alone on a vacation up in the mountains and he was walking ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Evangelistic Hymns Of All ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,413 views

    One of the greatest evangelistic hymns of all time was written by a woman who knew well the release and peace that come from confessing one’s sins and failures to God. “Just As I Am,” a hymn frequently sung at the close of evangelistic meetings, was written by Charlotte Elliott of Clapham, ...read more

  • A Man's Daughter Had Asked The Local Minister To ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
     | 1,113 views

    A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago (2004), Gordon Macdonald, Who Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Aug 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,013 views

    A few years ago (2004), Gordon MacDonald, who is one of my favorite authors wrote a little book entitled A Resilient Life. In this book he tells the story of a coach and teacher named Marvin Goldberg who changed his life in a great way. MacDonald said that he tried out for football but was so ...read more