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  • Johnny Fulton Was Run Over By A Car At The Age Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
     | 2,565 views

    Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It did not look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in less than two minutes. Walt Davis was totally ...read more

  • What Does A Mountain Look Like From An Eagle's ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 17, 2006
     | 2,454 views

    WHAT DOES A MOUNTAIN LOOK LIKE FROM AN EAGLE’S EYE? When I was a child my Dad pastored a country church in Clemont County, Ohio. Our garden was an important part of our life. We ate from the garden fresh food, and in the winter we had canned food. We were working in the garden, planting Hickory ...read more

  • Jerry Seigle And Joe Shuster Were Barely Out Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Apr 5, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,352 views

    Jerry Seigle and Joe Shuster were barely out of high school in the down and dirty days of the Great Depression when they came up with their brainchild. During these desperate days when big governments and big business and big problems made the little man feel even less powerless, these two Jewish ...read more

  • A Mother's Wardrobe  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Bolton on May 11, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
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    A mother’s wardrobe • 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms your pregnancy. • 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. • 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes. A mom preparing for the Birth • 1st baby: You practice ...read more

  • The Year Was 1992. A Man Was On Parole For Child ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
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    The year was 1992. A man was on parole for child molesting. His fellow apartment renters complained of odors and chainsaw noises. When the police searched his apartment, they found it full of skulls, headless torsos and body parts. He would murder, mutilate and sometimes cannibalized boys and men. ...read more

  • When I Was About 4th Grade, I Was Playing Little ...

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 16, 2007
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    When I was about 4th Grade, I was playing Little Leauge Baseball…Well, mostly I played “benchwarmer” for the Reds. The two coaches were Methodist… Members of the church my father pastored. You think that would help. Sometimes, if the Reds were ahead…I’d get in for just a little bit. But, mostly we ...read more

  • In 1997, Reilly Rankin, Was An All-American ...

    Contributed by Rob Culler on May 1, 2007
     | 1,546 views

    In 1997, Reilly Rankin, was an all-American golfer as a freshman at the University of Georgia. In her sophomore year, she was set back by an appendectomy, hernia repair and treatment for endometriosis. Having recovered from these procedures, her and a group of friends ventured out onto Lake ...read more

  • Gordon Was A Skinny, Underweight Lad Of 17 When ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jun 14, 2007
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    Gordon was a skinny, underweight lad of 17 when he talked his mother into signing him up so he could join the Marines. The week he left for "Boot Camp" he was in my office and told me the following. He said he wished for one thing only in this life. And, if he could get his wish, he would never ask ...read more

  • The Year Was 1992. A Man Was On Parole For Child ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,981 views

    The year was 1992. A man was on parole for child molesting. His fellow apartment renters complained of odors and chainsaw noises. When the police searched his apartment, they found it full of skulls, headless torsos and body parts. He would murder, mutilate and sometimes cannibalized boys and men. ...read more

  • There Are Sayings About Every Thing These Days. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There are sayings about every thing these days. Here are some that may cause you to smile and some may even make you laugh. When all else fails, lower your standards. I don’t know, I don’t care, and it doesn’t make any difference. I don’t have any solution but I certainly admire the problem. ...read more

  • In 1997, Reilly Rankin, Was An All-American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,741 views

    In 1997, Reilly Rankin, was an all-American golfer as a freshman at the University of Georgia. In her sophomore year, she was set back by an appendectomy, hernia repair and treatment for endometriosis. Having recovered from these procedures, her and a group of friends ventured out onto Lake Martin, ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time, A Congregation Outgrew Their ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
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    Once upon a time, a congregation outgrew their church building. Everyone agreed that they needed to build a new church; but they couldn’t agree on a blueprint, a budget or a building site. In desperation, the pastor invited everyone to join him for an evening of special prayer. One woman came, ...read more

  • What Is Going Through The Mind Of Judas? Why Does ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 23, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,813 views

    What is going through the mind of Judas? Why does Judas continue with his sin? Why doesn’t he seek a way out, a reversal, redemption…why? Because, he believes in the lie that he is not worthy of redemption, He feels this before the death of Jesus, He feels this after the death of Jesus and he ...read more

  • One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
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    ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

  • Clarion Call Of One  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    CLARION CALL OF ONE The actions of a few are often a clarion call to courage. It requires radical sacrifice and radical commitment to accomplish these things. All that it takes is for one man to refuse to surrender! Anyone who is familiar with Winston Churchill understands that he was such a man ...read more

  • My Three Year Old Sebastian Is Often A Little ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 6, 2009
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    My three year old Sebastian is often a little mimic. Christina and I have to be careful what we say to or in front of him because he will quickly adopt it as his own. Of late I have been trying, with marginal success, to teach Sebastian a little bit of Marine Corps Discipline. I have been ...read more

  • A Brain Surgeon On Parenting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    A BRAIN SURGEON ON PARENTING INFLUENCE I read a book entitled Gifted Hands, the autobiography of Dr. Ben Carson, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins hospital in Boston. This is what he writes: "My mother was a remarkable woman who was pregnant and then married at age 13. She worked ...read more

  • Why Doesn't Anybody Wear Shoes In This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009
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    Why Doesn’t Anybody Wear Shoes in this City? In Hugh Price Hughes’ story, the "City of Everywhere," a man arrived in a city one cold morning. as he got off the train, the station was like any other station with the crowds and redcaps, except that everybody was barefooted. they wore no shoes. He ...read more

  • More Like ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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    More Like Jesus What then is it to be more like Jesus in righteousness and faithfulness. Consider the story of: William Howard Doane (who) was a wealthy nineteenth-century industrialist who entered the business world at age sixteen and was president of his own manufacturing company by age ...read more

  • Same, Same

    Contributed by Scott Wakefield on May 17, 2010
     | 3,583 views

    Found at http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=783 In an article for Christian Standard magazine, preacher and college president Matt Proctor reflects on the Incarnation: My 5-year-old, Carl, and my 3-year-old, Conrad, love it when I dress like them. After they put on jeans and a ...read more