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  • Two Little Boys Got Into A Fight. But The Next ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 2,589 views

    Two little boys got into a fight. But the next morning Johnny took his cap and headed for Bobby’s house again. Surprised, an older member of the family said teasingly, "What! Going to play with him again? I thought you had a fight last night and was never going to have anything more to do with ...read more

  • Ready For More Good  PRO

    Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,665 views

    READY FOR MORE GOOD God will not turn away from doing you good. He will keep on doing good. He doesn’t do good to his children sometimes and bad to them other times. He keeps on doing good and he never will stop doing good for ten thousand ages of ages. When things are going "bad" that does not ...read more

  • Video Illustration: Ghost – Toward The End Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 9, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,039 views

    Video Illustration: Ghost – Toward the end of the movie Sam the departed soul battles his friend who is trying to kill his wife. The man ends up killing himself in the battle and discovers he has made a wrong choice and he is hauled away into torment and darkness by demonic spirits. Sam tells his ...read more

  • Elisabeth Elliot, At Urbana 76, Told Of Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,232 views

    Elisabeth Elliot, at Urbana 76, told of her brother Thomas Howard. Their mother let him play with paper bags she’d saved if he put them away afterwards. One day she walked into the kitchen to find them strewn all over the floor. Tom was out at the piano with his father singing hymns. When ...read more

  • A Heard About A Man That Took His Wife To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,445 views

    A heard about a man that took his wife to a marriage counselor and they told him all their problems. Finally after an hour of listening the counselor got up, walked around the desk, lifted her up out of her chair, and gave her a kiss that took her breath away. He turned to the husband and said, ...read more

  • A View Of Suffering  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,935 views

    A VIEW OF SUFFERING Yes, suffering is the enemy of the average American. In America, Christians pray for the burden of suffering to be lifted from their backs. In the rest of the world Christians pray for stronger backs so they can bear their suffering. It’s why we look away from the bag lady ...read more

  • I Had Seen Many Pictures Of Mt Taranaki In Nz It ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Mar 25, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,146 views

    I had seen many pictures of Mt Taranaki in NZ it looked beautiful.But I had never seen it for myself. I had been to the area four times before I actually saw the mountain. When the clouds were removed the sight of the mountain took my breath away it was magnificent. Many know alot about the Lord ...read more

  • Alan Alda Almost Died. He Had An Intestinal ...

    Contributed by Joe Adaline on Sep 28, 2005
     | 3,081 views

    Alan Alda almost died. He had an intestinal blockage while vacationing in Chile. The doctor had to be found right away. While the doctor was being located, Alda wrote letters to his wife and children. He told them, he loved them. His last words, his last will and testament. Thank God the operation ...read more

  • After A Violent Storm One Night, A Large Tree, ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,047 views

    “After a violent storm one night, a large tree, which over the years had become a stately giant, was found lying across the pathway in a park. Nothing but a splintered stump was left. Closer examination showed that is was rotten at the core because thousands of tiny insects had eaten away at its ...read more

  • Spiritual Experiences

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
     | 1,701 views

    Side note: All kinds of people claim to have spiritual experiences. Just because someone claims something – doesn’t make it valid. Neighbor – I have daily discussions with my dog About the middle east. My guess is that you would not grant him the benefit of the doubt. But if that same ...read more

  • Spiritual Lasik

    Contributed by David Heflin on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,928 views

    Spiritual Lasik I have heard people talk about how LASIK dramatically changed the way they saw everything. They could see with greater focus and vividness, in a way they never imagined. Lasik harnesses the power of light in the form of a laser. It is heat that cuts into the retina to correct the ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson, The Founder Of This Nation's ...

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,605 views

    Dr. James Dobson, the founder of this nation’s leading Christian family organization, Focus on the Family, made the following observation: “Countless times each day a mother does what no one else can do quite as well. She wipes away a tear, whispers a word of hope, and eases a child’s fear. She ...read more

  • There Is A Story About A Pastor Who Was Building ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 160 ratings
     | 3,578 views

    There is a story about a pastor who was building a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he pounded away, he saw that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the pastor kept on working, thinking the lad would just leave. But he didn’t. Finally the pastor asked, ...read more

  • The Heart Of A Child  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 3,021 views

    THE HEART OF A CHILD Whatever you write on the heart of a child, no water can wash away. The sands may be shifted when billows are wild and the efforts of time may decay. Some stories may perish, some songs be forgot, but this engraved record, time changes it not. Whatever you write in the heart of ...read more

  • When A New Calf Is Born, Sometimes It ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 3,054 views

    When a new calf is born, sometimes it doesn’t come to and breathe well right away. And so what a farmer will do - is to take a stick and jab it up the nostril of the calf. This jabbing irritates the calf - gets his heart pumping - hurries up his breathing. As a result, instead of dying, the calf ...read more

  • Get On With The Operation  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 1,859 views

    Illus.: “Get On With the Operation” A soldier was badly wounded. A surgeon said to him, “I must operate right away. I think I ought to tell you that you have one chance in a hundred to come through. Have you anything to say?” The soldier answered, “No, doctor, get on with the operation! All ...read more

  • A Woman Of Wealth In Boston Was Somewhat ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,536 views

    A woman of wealth in Boston was somewhat overwhelmed when a complete stranger approached her on the street and talked to her about Christ and invited her to accept Him as Savior. When she got home she told her husband what happened and he replied, “Well, if I had been there, I would have told him ...read more

  • The Hunter And The Lion - From Many Sided ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 25, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,804 views

    The Hunter and the Lion - from Many Sided Messages on the Book of Jonah by Neighbor. P. 165 There is a legend of a hunter who entered a forest in search of game. All the animals fled in fear except the lion, who shook his shaggy form and roared in defiance. The hunter let fly an arrow that struck ...read more

  • First, Realize For Us, "The Lord's Coming Is ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 14, 2007
     | 2,469 views

    First, realize for us, "The Lord’s coming is near". For us, the believer, it is temporary while we wait for the reward. We have such a great reward coming even the streets are described as streets of gold. The kingdom of God where there will be perfect love, perfect peace, where every tear wiped ...read more

  • Eileen Guder, Author Of God, But I'm Bored:  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,983 views

    Eileen Guder, author of God, But I’m Bored: “You can live on bland food so as to avoid an ulcer; drink no tea or coffee or other stimulants, in the name of health; go to bed early and stay away from night life; avoid all controversial subjects so as never to give offense; mind your own business ...read more