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  • A Young Boy About Seven Years Old Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Anthony on Dec 31, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,776 views

    A young boy about seven years old went to Disneyland with his family, but in the excitement of going on all the rides, he was separated from them. He was having such a wonderful time that it was quite a while before he realized that he was lost. When he discovered the predicament he was in, he at ...read more

  • Many Of Us Live Our Lives Like Elaine's Boyfriend ...

    Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,363 views

    Many of us live our lives like Elaine’s boyfriend on Seinfield: Elaine asks, "Do you believe in God?" "Yes," her boyfriend replies. Elaine asks, "Is it a problem that I’m not religious?" "Not for me," her boyfriend ...read more

  • Bible Tax: Another Sign Of Cultural Change And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
     | 1,416 views

    Bible Tax: Another sign of cultural change and values shift. Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled this month that the state’s sales tax exemption for bibles and other religious material is unconstitutional. This ends a 41 year old exemption and is expected to yield ...read more

  • Who Took Christ Out Of Christmas? Secular Tv. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Who Took Christ Out of Christmas? Secular TV. During this past December, of 1156 hours TV devoted to the theme of Christmas 90% of the shows did not include a major spiritual theme, 7% had a religious or spiritual theme not specifically dealing with Jesus and ...read more

  • Help For Historic Churches: A New Policy Approved ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,591 views

    Help For Historic Churches: A new policy approved by President Bush will lift the ban on using federal grants for the preservation of historic churches. Since ‘95, historically significant structures that were also used for religious purposes have been ineligible for federal grants ...read more

  • A Number Of White Children Had Been Recaptured, ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
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    A number of white children had been recaptured, who had been so long with the Indians, that they could give no account of themselves. A mother who had lost two children years before went to seek her lost ones among them. The children were drawn up in line for inspection; but she could not recognize ...read more

  • There Is A Bumper Sticker You Will See On ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 14, 2010
     | 1,810 views

    There is a bumper sticker you will see on vehicles which should give us a message. “Don’t Follow Me…I’m Lost” I believe we should stick it above our T.V. set, on Humanistic books, over many doorposts of government buildings, in many court rooms, in the House and the Senate, over the White House ...read more

  • I Read Of A Young Christian Artist Who Painted A ...

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 17, 2006
     | 1,790 views

    I read of a young Christian artist who painted a depiction of hell. In the flames he painted the faces of several of his lost loved ones. He painted his lost father crying out in agony. There was also his lost brother, and a lost neighbor burning in the flames of hell. When he showed it to his ...read more

  • I Live In A Small, Rural Community. There Are ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 15, 2007
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     | 1,143 views

    I live in a small, rural community. There are lots of cattle ranches around here, and, every once in a while, a cow wanders off and gets lost . . . Ask a rancher how a cow gets lost, and chances are he will reply, “Well, the cow starts nibbling on a tuft of green grass, and when it finishes, it ...read more

  • What Adults Believe Some Of The Key Findings ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    What Adults Believe Some of the key findings tracked by The Barna Group for the last two decades: 87% claim their religious faith is very important in their life today. 75% strongly affirm this idea. 77% are with the Christian faith, 12% are atheist or agnostic, while 11% are with some other faith ...read more

  • Religion Very Important: Roughly 6 In 10 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Religion Very Important: Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say religion is a “very important” part of their lives. A majority of Americans say they attend religious services at least once a month, including a third who go every week. More than 8 in 10 Americans are Christian, including roughly 50% who are ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers Named John And Charles. ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    There were two brothers named John and Charles. They grew up in a religious home. They believed there was a God. They had religious training. One even became a minister. But it was not until their 30’s or so, did they truly have their hearts, as one of them put it, ‘strangely warmed.’ That heart ...read more

  • 1348 Letting Children Free To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
     | 1,233 views

    1348 Letting Children Free to Develop? A gentleman named Coleridge was once talking with a man who told him that he did not believe in giving little children any religious instruction whatsoever. His theory was that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, but when he came to ...read more

  • Nation Losing Protestant ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,709 views

    NATION LOSING PROTESTANT MAJORITY The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Forum estimates the U.S. is 78% Christian and about to lose its status as a majority Protestant nation, at 51% and slipping. More than 25% of U.S. adults have left the faith of their childhood for another religion or ...read more

  • Not For Sale

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 2, 2008
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    Not For Sale The unknown author of the following story captures the value of a name. "After the American Civil War the managers of the infamous Louisiana Lottery approached Robert E. Lee and asked if he’d let them use his name in their scheme. They promised that if he did he would become rich. ...read more

  • The Younger A Person Is, The Less Likely They Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,360 views

    The younger a person is, the less likely they are to engage in the religious behavior. 34% of Baby Busters (people ages 18 to 35) say they are "absolutely committed to the Christian faith," compared to 52% of Baby Boomers (ages 1946-64), 63% of the Builders (ages 55 to 73), ...read more

  • The Barna Research Group Says The Percentage Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,385 views

    The Barna Research Group says the percentage of adults and teens that call themselves committed Christians is virtually the same. 60% of both groups claim to be committed Christians, yet only half qualify as born-again Christians. 64% of all American adults and teens say they are ...read more

  • The Donorpulse 2003, An Annual Poll Conducted By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,212 views

    The DonorPulse 2003, an annual poll conducted by Campbell Research, reports what types of organizations Americans gave to last year. 33% of the population has given to health, medical or hospital charities and 34% to social service organizations. 30% have given to religious charities in ...read more

  • The Burial Of Moses

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
     | 2,504 views

    God hath his mysteries of grace, Ways that we cannot tell, He hides them deep, like the secret sleep Of him he loved so well. Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895), Irish poet. The Burial of Moses (l. 77–80). . . Best Loved ...read more

  • Ilus.: At One Point In My Early Ministry, I Was ...

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 12, 2006
     | 1,667 views

    ILUS.: At one point in my early ministry, I was in the hospital emergency room with a Church family when a young man was brought in after a train wreck. His family refused to allow transfusions because or religious belief. He died while a court order was being pursued. ...read more

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