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  • The Directions Were Wrong  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,652 views

    The Directions Were Wrong The doubleheader train was bucking a heavy snowstorm as its steam engines pulled it west. A woman with a baby wanted to leave the train at one of the little stations along the route. She repeatedly called, “Don’t forget me!” to the brakeman responsible to call out the ...read more

  • The Following Story From Foxnews.com ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,435 views

    The following story from FoxNews.com 7-6-04: A Mississippi woman is lucky to be alive after being picked up and nearly crushed by a garbage truck. The unnamed woman was looking for her keys Wednesday morning in a dumpster behind her Ridgeland, MS apartment complex, reports the Clarion-Ledger of ...read more

  • Finding Nemo

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 5, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,426 views

    Many of you have seen the movie, “Finding Nemo”. •It’s a powerful story of the love and determination of a caring father. •It’s the story of being lost, and then found. •It’s a story that can help us understand our Heavenly Father and His love for us. In the movie, Nemo’s father Marlin loved him ...read more

  • Stories Of God's Provision

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,869 views

    STORIES OF GOD'S PROVISION John Brentz, a friend of Luther, and one of the stalwarts of the Reformation, incurred the hatred of Charles V who made many attempts to kill the minister. Hearing that a troop of Spanish cavalry was on the way to arrest him, he cast himself upon God in prayer. At once ...read more

  • Please Come Home.

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 5, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,521 views

    "PLEASE COME HOME." There was a girl named Christina, who lived in a dusty village of Brazil. In her late teens she was upset with her parents because she thought she was restricted. She had this dream of going to Rio De Janeiro, but her mother knew that she will not be able to take care of ...read more

  • What Kind Of Heart Do You Have?  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 23, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,392 views

    WHAT KIND OF HEART DO YOU HAVE? I was reading this week an article by Bryan Doyle. It talks about hummingbirds. Hummingbirds have race car hearts that eat oxygen at an eye-popping rate. Their hearts are built of thinner, leaner fibers than ours. Their arteries are stiffer and more taut. Their ...read more

  • Somebody Help The Boy

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Jun 28, 2013
     | 3,850 views

    SOMEBODY HELP THE BOY I was at home alone with Ryan one morning when I suddenly realized that it had been approximately two minutes since my little explorer had made any noise. (When one babysits with Ryan, silence is definitely not golden.) I immediately began looking for him, searching each room ...read more

  • Who Needs Twitter!

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,949 views

    We all want our lives to matter, and we believe they only matter if they are noticed by someone. I wonder if this desire for a witness isn't what fuels a lot of blogs, Facebook, and especially Twitter. We want someone, anyone, to take notice … to care about us … to watch us and by their ...read more

  • These Days, However, Even Scientists Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 4, 2001
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,210 views

    These days, however, even scientists are questioning the validity of the theory of evolution. In his book, Beside Still Waters: Searching for Meaning in an Age of Doubt, Award-winning journalist Gregg Easterbrook, writes: If the Big Bang had been slightly less violent, the expansion of the universe ...read more

  • Bryan Chapell Tells This Story That Happened In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 8,451 views

    Bryan Chapell tells this story that happened in his hometown: Two brothers were playing on the sandbanks by the river. One ran after another up a large mound of sand. Unfortunately, the mound was not solid, and their weight caused them to sink in quickly. When the boys did not return home ...read more

  • The Boss Of A Big Company Needed To Call One Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 10, 2001
    based on 138 ratings
     | 4,361 views

    The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialled the employees home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, "Hello?" Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster, the boss ...read more

  • The Change You Owe To Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 21, 2001
    based on 21 ratings
     | 4,782 views

    THE CHANGE YOU OWE TO JESUS John Wesley was a popular evangelist in early America and often rode from one church to another to preach. On one such journey, stopped by a highwayman who shouted, "Halt, your money or your life." Wesley got down from his horse, emptied his pockets to reveal only ...read more

  • A Parable Of Fishless Fishermen  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,691 views

    A. Parable of fishless fishermen. Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And lo, there were many fish in the waters all around. In fact the whole area was surrounded by streams and lakes filled with fish. And the fish were hungry. Week after week, month after ...read more

  • The Story Is Told - Out Of Ww 2 & The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 1,166 views

    ILL. The story is told - out of WW 2 & the holocaust that took the lives of millions of people - of Solomon Rosenberg & his family. It is a true story. Solomon Rosenberg & his wife & their 2 sons & his mother & father were arrested & placed in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a labor camp, & the ...read more

  • Looking For The Lost  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,935 views

    LOOKING FOR THE LOST The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employee’s home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whispered, "Hello?" Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a ...read more

  • Pray Till You Get Cookies  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 11, 2004
    based on 32 ratings
     | 6,215 views

    PRAY TILL YOU GET COOKIES We should be like the 3-year-old boy (that Paul Harvey told about) who went to the grocery store with his mother. Before they entered the grocery store she said to him, "Now you’re not going to get any chocolate chip cookies, so don’t even ask." She put him up in the cart ...read more

  • Men Who Have In The Past Exerted The Greatest ...  PRO

    Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 9, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,644 views

    Men who have in the past exerted the greatest influence for good in the world had, as a rule, pious mothers. The mother of George Washington, the man in whose principles we glory today, made it a practice each morning to spend an hour in prayer, devotion, and Bible study before attempting to ...read more

  • Cecil B. Demille Told This Wonderful Experience: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,587 views

    CECIL B. DEMILLE told this wonderful experience: "Many years ago I was commissioned by David Belasco to write a play, ’The Return of Peter Grimm.’ The play was being written for David Warfield, and the story hinged upon the continuation of life after death. "I got the inspiration for that story ...read more

  • There Was An Interesting Story Some Time Ago In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,201 views

    There was an interesting story some time ago in an issue of Focus on the Family magazine about a man who bought one of those cars that had replaced warning lights with spoken instructions in a female voice. In a soft voice, his "little woman"—as he called her—would say, "Your door isn’t closed ...read more

  • Larry Stewart Had Lost His Job And Was Living In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,350 views

    Larry Stewart had lost his job and was living in his car. Hungry but broke, Stewart went into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast. His plan was that when the check came he would claim he couldn’t find his wallet. When that happened, the owner of the diner, Ted Horn, came from behind the ...read more

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