A 2003 study from the Barna Research Group shows that many of our country’s moral and spiritual challenges are directly related to the absence of a biblical worldview among Americans.
Barna’s study of 2,033 adults showed that only 4 percent have a biblical worldview as the basis of their
...read more
Denomination:
Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 23, 2009
SEA SPONGE COLLECTION AND THE SPIRIT
When my wife Christina and I lived in Tarpon Springs, Florida, one of our favorite places to visit was the Greek Sponge Docks. We lived on a few blocks away, in fact, and we would often take evening walks past the boats, restaurants, and little shops that are
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 29, 2012
THE ICE HOTEL
In January 2001 Canada's first Ice Hotel was opened. That's right -- Ice Hotel. The hotel is constructed of 12,000 tons of snow and 400 tons of ice covering more than 30,000 square feet. It has ceilings over 18 feet high, walls covered with original artwork, and furnishings carved
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2006
based on 2 ratings
| 5,098 views
Compassion –Acts of kindness showing God’s love.
A Hospice physician living in Denver, Colorado wrote about his experience of showing God’s kindness to a desperate mother.
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and the car started to choke and
...read more
Denomination:
Free Methodist
Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
There was once a preacher who was traveling between cities. He had lived in cities all of his life. He could tell you how to find a good parking spot, what neighborhoods to avoid within the city, and how to avoid traffic by using the backstreets. He was a smart guy with plenty of personality,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
BARNA ON PARENTING
George Barna in his book "Revolutionary Parenting" gives us the bad news about the family today -- especially many Christian families:
What does God measure? In other words how does God evaluate what is a healthy family and an unhealthy family?
Barna states: What does God
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
based on 28 ratings
| 9,643 views
THEY PAID THE PRICE
Americans, you know the 56 men who signed our Declaration of Independence that first 4th of July--you know they were risking everything, don’t you? Because if they won the war with the British, there would be years of hardship as a struggling nation. If they lost they would
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Mar 31, 2009
based on 1 rating
| 3,019 views
"Attitude Is Everything" by Francie Baltazar Schwartz
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
He was a unique manager
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 2 ratings
| 2,416 views
THE ROPE HELD by ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS
Sometimes on sunny days, when I could see my way and feel the pathway firm under my feet, I wondered--Would the rope hold if the worst happened?
A bent old man brought me that telegram which in war years hung like a suspended sword over the heart of every
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,264 views
"Attitude Is Everything".........By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz (from upbeatnews.net)
Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be
...read more
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by David Browne on Dec 9, 2000
based on 86 ratings
| 3,912 views
On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by his family so that
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Sermon Central