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  • Gary Richmond, A Former Zookeeper, Had This To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,264 views

    Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, had this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a ...read more

  • Twelve Rules For A Happy Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,780 views

    Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage. 1. Never both be angry at once. 2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire. 3. Remember that it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. 4. Yield to the wishes of the other--as an ...read more

  • Raccoons Go Through A Glandular Change At About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,592 views

    Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owner. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, a zoo keeper felt compelled to mention the change coming to a pet raccoon owned by a young lady named Julie. She listened ...read more

  • There Have Been Those, Some Of The Notable Men, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,680 views

    There have been those, some of the notable men, who have refused to cooperate with Christ and have come to a very ignoble finish in their lives. Two such people were the famous writers H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. They were brilliant men with worldly wisdom, yet they rejected the message of ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Funeral Of Princess Diane? ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,989 views

    Do you remember the funeral of Princess Diane? Do you remember the casket being processed down the streets of England and making its way past the queen, who stood in mourning for her estranged daughter-in-law? It was no secret that there were tensions in the royal family since the divorce of ...read more

  • Have You Ever Had An Instructor For A Course Who ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 6, 2007
     | 1,102 views

    Have you ever had an instructor for a course who was born and raised in an eastern culture? -Did they teach differently than your western instructors? -I had two professors in seminary who were easterners. One was from India and the other from Korea. -Westerners are all about the facts – don’t ...read more

  • A Church Had An Unusual Ritual Every Sunday ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,952 views

    A church had an unusual ritual every Sunday morning. • Before the church sang the Doxology, they would stand up, • everyone would turn to the right and face a blank white wall, • and they would sang. • Every Sunday they did this • Finally a visitor to the church was confused and asked, • “Why ...read more

  • From Time To Time, My Wife Glenys Says Something ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,349 views

    From time to time, my wife Glenys says something to me that is sweet to hear and extremely powerful. These words arrest me and make me sit and up and listen. Ladies, if you have a man that does not pay attention, you need this sentence because you will get the undivided attention you so desperately ...read more

  • D ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,454 views

    DISMOUNT The famed preacher of the 19th Century, Charles Spurgeon, used to tell of a road which had been cut in red marble. It was so smoothly polished that, even when it was free of its usual thin coating of snow, it was dangerous in the extreme. Even though steps were hewn and rough marks made ...read more

  • A Missionary To South America Once Wrote A ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Sep 6, 2008
     | 1,760 views

    A missionary to South America once wrote a reflective piece about his life in the jungles. He and his family knew the discomforts of such things as snakes and bugs. He told how he and his family were cleaning the house one day when they decided to take a break and have some tea. While sitting at ...read more

  • A Man Said: In A Small Southern Town There Was A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,421 views

    A man said: In a small southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing fireman’s helmets. Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left. At a "Quik Stop" on ...read more

  • Character And Environment—secular View

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 17, 2009
     | 1,536 views

    CHARACTER AND ENVIRONMENT--SECULAR VIEW Best-selling secular author and expert in consumer behavior, Malcolm Gladwell, in his book, "The Tipping Point" comes to this conclusion: "Character, then, isn't what we think it is--or rather, what we want it to be. It isn't a stable, easily identifiable ...read more

  • The Big Black Door  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Marquardt on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,966 views

    THE BIG BLACK DOOR An Arab chief tells a story of a spy who was captured and then sentenced to death by a general in the Persian army. This general had the strange custom of giving condemned criminals a choice between the firing squad and the big, black door. As the moment for execution drew near, ...read more

  • Most Of Us Have Never Been To Nisswa, Minnesota, ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009
     | 1,399 views

    Most of us have never been to Nisswa, Minnesota, but I, for one, would like to go there someday. And when I go, I need to plan to stay over for Wednesday night. Not that I want to go to church there (Sorry about that, Chief!). No, the reason I want to visit Nisswa is for the Turtle Races. Every ...read more

  • Encouraging Words In Abraham Lincoln's Pocket  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 25, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,090 views

    ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S STUFF Your encouragement can have great power. One reason why is because everybody needs to be encouraged. The night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre, he was carrying: -Two pairs of glasses. -A small velvet eyeglass cleaner. -An ivory pocketknife. -A large ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, A Former ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 20, 2009
     | 2,290 views

    In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zoo keeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change coming to a ...read more

  • Good Jealousy

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,949 views

    GOOD JEALOUSY Dennis De Haan illustrates: Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives ...read more

  • You Did Need Help.

    Contributed by Jason Miller on Mar 29, 2010
     | 2,445 views

    "YOU DID NEED HELP." A man went to a convention where George Washington Carver was going to be speaking and giving presentations. When he arrived at the hotel, he saw a black man standing there and said, "Here, boy, help me carry my bags." On the elevator the man bragged about his ...read more

  • Clinker Bricks  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,502 views

    CLINKER BRICKS Although at times it seems as though the church is in ruin and rubble, God sees it as a beautiful building. Clinker bricks are bricks that did not quite make it. For some reason or another, they come out of the kiln misshapen or deformed. I read about a Presbyterian Church in New ...read more

  • Sin Is Like A Raccoon

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 13, 2010
     | 1,186 views

    SIN IS LIKE A RACCOON In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention ...read more

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