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  • It

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
     | 1,431 views

    "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

  • Protected From The Puck

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 11, 2011
     | 2,240 views

    PROTECTED FROM THE PUCK When Daniel was a little boy, his favorite movie was The Mighty Ducks, which was the story of a pee wee hockey team. Their goalie, whose name was Goldberg, was afraid of the puck and anytime it would come at him he would run away. So the coach duct taped him to the goal and ...read more

  • When I Was In The Uscg We Were Once Lost In Ny ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,208 views

    When I was in the USCG we were once lost in NY harbor. Our compass had been removed for recalibration. Heavy fog had sucked in and all of NY harbor was down to about 100 feet of visibility. So there we were between Brooklyn and Staten Island, lost unable to navigate, unable to fulfill our purpose ...read more

  • Until You Have Given Up Your Self To Him You ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 11, 2007
     | 952 views

    “Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self... Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ...read more

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

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,459 views

    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
     | 2,864 views

    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
     | 1,913 views

    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
     | 1,670 views

    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
     | 2,479 views

    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

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

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023
     | 1,168 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

  • Are You All Ears For God?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
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     | 954 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
    based on 73 ratings
     | 2,422 views

    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
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,308 views

    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

  • The Six Shooter Was A Popular Western, Broadcast ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 23, 2004
     | 2,117 views

    The Six Shooter was a popular western, broadcast on NBC radio from 1953-54. Jimmy Stewart starred as Britt Ponsett, a Texas plainsman. On one broadcast, Britt called a bully’s bluff even though his gun was several feet away on a dresser. In typical Stewart style, Ponsett told the tough guy he ...read more

  • How To Get To Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 1,958 views

    HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN Bishop Fulton Sheen, in his autobiography "Treasure in Clay," wrote about an experience he had when he was traveling around preaching: I stopped to ask a few boys for directions to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then ...read more

  • Soil And Spiritual Seasons  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,579 views

    SOIL AND SPIRITUAL SEASONS Jesus says these people resemble the soil next to the path which in Palestine could look like decent soil but only an inch deep. Because the soil has settled there maybe blown by the wind or pushed there by the run off from the rain, it can be very fertile. People are ...read more

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

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Feb 2, 2010
     | 2,814 views

    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
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,151 views

    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
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,689 views

    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

  • First Things First  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,541 views

    FIRST THINGS FIRST When Coach Bobby Bowden played baseball in college, he never hit a home run. His senior year at Howard College, he was the only player not to hit a home run. One day, he hit a line drive against Auburn. As he approached third, the coach was waving him on. As he made his turn, ...read more