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  • During Wwii Soldiers Were Warned Not To Speak ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 99 ratings
     | 2,132 views

    During WWII soldiers were warned not to speak freely back home about what was going on in the war. An official Army memo contained ten specific things soldiers needed to be careful talking about. These words were added at the end of the memo: “loose talk is direct delivery to the enemy. If you ...read more

  • William Gladstone, In Announcing The Death ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,463 views

    ILL: William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story. The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter and endanger her life by breathing the child’s ...read more

  • There Were Once Two Newlyweds On Their Honeymoon. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Parisi on Dec 8, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,705 views

    There were once two newlyweds on their honeymoon. They were taking a train ride cross country. The bride was becoming a little self conscious about all the fanfare of being a new married couple. She just wanted some quite time alone with her new husband, So she came up with a plan. She said to ...read more

  • One Of The Greatest Spokesmen For The Cause Of ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,649 views

    One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers ...read more

  • In A Moment Of Teenage Carelessness, A 16-Year- ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
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    In a moment of teenage carelessness, a 16-year- old girl wrecked her mother’s car. She was uninjured, so she called home to tell her parents, fully expecting an angry reaction. Instead, her father asked only about her physical and emotional condition. When he arrived at the accident scene, he ...read more

  • There's A Far Side Cartoon That Shows A Bum ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Jan 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    There’s a Far Side cartoon that shows a bum sitting in a dirty alley, and there’s a giant bug next to him. And the bug is saying, “There I was, vice president, stock options, corner office, Mercedes, then one day someone comes in and says, “Wait a minute! He’s nothing but a giant cockroach!” Very ...read more

  • In The Spirit Of Jeff Foxworthy, The Guy Who Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, the guy who does “You might be a Redneck if…” is this useful list, “You might be selfish if...” So, just listen, and you judge whether or not this sounds like you. If so, you might be selfish. You might be selfish if… • You have a genuinely difficult time ...read more

  • In A 1998 Usa Weekend Exclusive Survey Of More ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
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    In a 1998 USA Weekend exclusive survey of more than a quarter million teens -- one of the most extensive ever -- teens responded honestly about tackling their identity crisis. An unprecedented 272,400 students wrote in and confessed their short-comings and exposed their passion to improve ...read more

  • Twelve Rules For A Happy Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Twelve Rules for a Happy Marriage. 1. Never both be angry at once. 2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire. 3. Remember that it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. 4. Yield to the wishes of the other--as an ...read more

  • Hope Needs A Foundation – A Reasonable Grounds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Hope needs a foundation – a reasonable grounds for confidence in its fulfillment. There’s a story From Parade magazine about a self-made millionaire, who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in East Harlem. This man had been asked to speak to a class of 59 sixth-graders. What could he ...read more

  • Beware Of Pride. I Would Put It First In The List ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
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    Beware of pride. I would put it first in the list of the seven deadly sins. It produces independence, rebellion and self-will. It leads to all the other sins. It makes on think, as Lucifer did, that he is more important than God. Sometime when you’re feeling important, Sometimes when your ego’s ...read more

  • He Left It All

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
     | 1,013 views

    “He Left It All” A famous millionaire died of cancer. For weeks he suffered intolerable agony. Although surrounded by every luxury and receiving every possible care, he died as wretchedly as a pauper. There was the usual publicity, flowers, telegrams, an expensive bronze casket and a towering ...read more

  • Maybe We Need To Set Up Appropriate Boundaries ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2007
     | 1,595 views

    Maybe we need to set up appropriate boundaries especially when people transgress our boundaries. This is not an act of condemnation but of self-preservation so that we can live out the love of Christ. When I worked at Pizza Hut as a shift manager, I got a call from a customer where we made a ...read more

  • Soren Kierkagaard Said, "I Went Into Church And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,225 views

    Soren Kierkagaard said, “I went into church and sat on the velvet pew. I watched as the sun came shining through the stained glass windows. The minister dressed in a velvet robe opened the golden gilded Bible, marked it with a silk bookmark and said, ‘If any man will be my disciple, said Jesus, let ...read more

  • The Last Written Words Of Martin Luther Were, "It ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
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    The last written words of Martin Luther were, “It is true, we are beggars all.” If you spend any time at all with beggars, you realize that one thing they are not plagued with is modesty. They simply cannot afford to be modest. On a trip to Denver, my family and I witnessed a panhandler across the ...read more

  • Some Critics Have Scorned The Concept Of A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 20, 2008
     | 1,172 views

    "Some critics have scorned the concept of a Jubilee year as being impossible to implement, however archaeologists have found records of deeds from the late biblical period containing references to it being in operation. The first Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Kook, taught that the basis for the ...read more

  • In A Popular "Saturday Night Live" Comedy Skit, ...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 12, 2008
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    In a popular "Saturday Night Live" comedy skit, one of the characters, Stuart Smalley, attempted to console people as they struggled with their issues and dilemmas. In one of the more popular skits, he attempted to counsel Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player, with a non-existent struggle ...read more

  • D ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    DISMOUNT The famed preacher of the 19th Century, Charles Spurgeon, used to tell of a road which had been cut in red marble. It was so smoothly polished that, even when it was free of its usual thin coating of snow, it was dangerous in the extreme. Even though steps were hewn and rough marks made ...read more

  • Hope Changes Everything

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 3, 2009
     | 3,225 views

    HOPE CHANGES EVERYTHING From Parade magazine comes the story of self-made millionaire Eugene Land, who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in East Harlem. Mr. Lang had been asked to speak to a class of 59 sixth-graders. What could he say to inspire these students, most of whom would ...read more

  • Poem On Risk

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,771 views

    POEM ON RISK This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall: To laugh is to risk appearing the fool To weep is to risk appearing sentimental To reach out for another is to risk involvement To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to ...read more