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  • The Village Atheist Was Not A Bad Man, He Just ...

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 5, 2008
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    THE VILLAGE ATHEIST WAS NOT A BAD MAN, HE JUST DIDN’T BELIEVE. HE WAS NOT INTERESTED IN CHURCH...AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE IN THE AREA. ONE DAY THE CHURCH BUILDING CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND THE WHOLE TOWN RAN TOWARD IT TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.. INCLUDING THE VILLAGE ATHEIST HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING ...read more

  • G. Campbell Morgan On Worship

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    G. Campbell Morgan says this about worship: "The word "worship" runs through the Bible, and the thought of worship is to be found from beginning to end. The thought of worship is the recognition of divine sufficiency, the recognition of our absolute dependence on the divine sufficiency, the ...read more

  • Nice Guys Do Finish First, According To A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    Nice Guys do finish first, according to a Harvard University study. The study involved college students playing a punishment-heavy version of the game Prisoner’s Dilemma over and over. The study found those who used punishments were the losers. Those who punished their opponents the least were the ...read more

  • Living Standards In Britain Are Set To Rise ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
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    Living standards in Britain are set to rise above those in America for the first time since the 19th century, according to a report by the respected Oxford Economics consultancy. It says the GDP per head in Britain will be £23,500 in '08 vs. £23,250 in the U.S., reflecting both the strength of the ...read more

  • On October 13, 1992, Admiral James Stockdale, A ...

    Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 6, 2008
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    On October 13, 1992, Admiral James Stockdale, a virtual unknown to all those outside military ranks, stood in the vice presidential debate as the running mate for independent candidate Ross Perot. In his opening statement, Admiral Stockdale looked into the camera and with trembling voice and ...read more

  • There Was A Minister Out Taking A Walk On A ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    There was a minister out taking a walk on a beautiful street. He noticed a small boy attempting to ring the doorbell on the porch of a house. The boy was short and the doorbell was higher than usual. The boy could not quite reach it. The minister stepped up to the porch beside the boy and reached ...read more

  • It

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
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    "IT" Did any of you see a film that came out in the 90s - "The Adams Family". There's a creature named "it" that is a hand that runs around on its own [mime it]. St Paul tells us the church is the body of Christ. We are all parts of a body interconnected with each other. But if we try to be ...read more

  • Are You "all Ears" For God's Voice?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 2, 2023
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    A missionary translator was endeavoring to find a word for “obedience” in the native language. This was a virtue seldom practiced among the people into whose language he wanted to translate the New Testament. As he returned home from the village one day, he whistled for his dog and it came ...read more

  • Are You All Ears For God?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024
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     | 808 views

    A missionary translator was endeavoring to find a word for “obedience” in the native language. This was a virtue seldom practiced among the people into whose language he wanted to translate the New Testament. As he returned home from the village one day, he whistled for his dog and it came ...read more

  • One Of The All-Time Greats In Baseball Was Babe ...  PRO

    Contributed by James May on Apr 19, 2001
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    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 wane. Finally the Yankees traded ...read more

  • Disillusion  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 11, 2001
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    DISILLUSION Babe Ruth had hit 714 home runs during his baseball career and was playing one of his last full major league games. It was the Braves versus the Reds in Cincinnati. But the great Ruth was no longer as agile as he had once been. He fumbled the ball and threw badly, and in one inning ...read more

  • Way Back In The 80's, Apple Corporation, Or Apple ...

    Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007
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    Way back in the 80’s, Apple Corporation, or Apple Computers really took off and grew as a company. - Yes even before the iPod. Steve Jobs was the founder and President of Apple, and he realized that he didn’t know how to run such a big company. - So he recruited one of the most famous CEO’s at that ...read more

  • Several Years Ago An Eastern Paper Reported This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Several years ago an eastern paper reported this story: One evening a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up, the truck did too. The faster she drive, the ...read more

  • I Have Played Baseball Since I Was A Little Boy, ...

    Contributed by Roy Probus on Dec 27, 2007
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    I have played baseball since I was a little boy, probably like most of you we started out playing stick ball or some variation. But as we grew up, our game became more sophisticated and so did our equipment. This bat cost me $150, probably the most amount of money I have spent on any sports ...read more

  • But, In 1787, A Group Of Well-Known And Powerful ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    But, in 1787, a group of well-known and powerful Philadelphians (called the Philadelphia Society) convened in the home of Benjamin Franklin. Dr. Benjamin Rush spoke on the Society’s goal, to see the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania set the international standard in prison design. He proposed a radical ...read more

  • On March 5, 1987, An Irish World Record Holder In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    On March 5, 1987, an Irish world record holder in the 1500 meter dash was running a qualifying heat at the world indoor track championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. With just 2 _ laps to go, he tripped and fell. But he got up and with great effort managed to catch the leaders of the race once ...read more

  • Answered Prayer On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    ANSWERED PRAYER ON A PLANE WELLINGTON, New Zealand--Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus Sound in New Zealand, admiring the beautiful panoramic view. Then there was a cough. "Bless you, Owen." "For what, Grant?" "Your cough." "I didn’t cough." "Oh." Then ...read more

  • I Was Invited To Compete In The Howard Wood ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Feb 2, 2010
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    I was invited to compete in the Howard Wood Relays while running track in high school. It was time for the 110 meter high hurdles. I had set my blocks and the starter called "Runners, come to your marks." I was so nervous and decided to look to my left and right to see that I was lined up like ...read more

  • But He Is My Father

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 22, 2011
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    BUT HE IS MY FATHER There is an old Roman story which tells how a Roman emperor was once enjoying a great victory. He had the privilege of marching his troops through the streets of Rome with all of his captured trophies, and his prisoners behind him. This emperor was marching with his troops; the ...read more

  • Do Whatever The Champion Does

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 24, 2011
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    DO WHATEVER THE CHAMPION DOES In 1976, Finland’s Lasse Viren made Olympic history when he became the first man to win both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races in successive Olympiads. After his victory, his coach decided to take on the record of the legendary Emil Zatopek. Earlier in the century at ...read more