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  • Feeling A Tug  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,599 views

    FEELING A TUG A small boy was flying a kite one April afternoon when a low drifting cloud encircled the kite and hid it from view. A man passing by asked the little boy what he was doing with that string in his hand. "I’m flying my kite," the child responded. The man, looking up and seeing ...read more

  • The Dead Rat

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,945 views

    A boy ran into his house to tell his mom something. He had a dead rat in his hand. But he didn't notice that the pastor of their church was talking to his mom. The boy said, “Mom, you'll never guess what! I was out behind the garage and there was this rat. I picked up a rock and threw it and hit ...read more

  • A Funny Letter To God!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 5, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,367 views

    A little boy named Johnny wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred dollars. The local post office didn't know where to send the letter, so they sent it to the White House. The President had a secretary that saw the letter and so she sent the little boy five dollars, thinking that would ...read more

  • I Just Recently Read A Story About Benjamin ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,724 views

    I just recently read a story about Benjamin Franklin when he was a young boy. He had just turned seven years old when his friends and family gave him some money for his birthday. It was a pocketful of small coins. The story does not say exactly the amount he was given. Like most all children, he ...read more

  • Who's Watching You?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jan 5, 2009
     | 3,302 views

    WHO’S WATCHING YOU? Years ago, my brother and I were fishing off a pier with four other people. It was so hot that the fish (white bass) were just floating on the surface of the water and had no interest in biting any bait. Those of us on the pier all decided just to snag the fish with treble ...read more

  • How Do You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Aug 1, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,093 views

    HOW DO YOU KNOW There is a Chinese parable about a Chinaman who had one horse and one son. One day the horse, out of control, wandered away with the boy on its back and they were both lost. The man’s neighbors came to console him the next day and they said, “We are so sorry you lost your horse and ...read more

  • Ten Commandments, Children

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,954 views

    Ten Commandments, Children It’s like one little Sunday School boy who knew nothing of forgiveness… A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six-year-olds After explaining the commandment to "honor" your Father and Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment ...read more

  • Which Horn?  PRO

    Contributed by Gale Lambert on Aug 23, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,694 views

    WHICH HORN? A young city boy went to the farm to spend time with his grandfather. While setting on the porch swing, the young lad noticed a cow behind the fence and asked grandfather, "What is that on the other side of the fence?" The grandfather replied, "A cow." "What is that on the cow’s ...read more

  • Boyfriend Trouble

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,068 views

    A teenager brings her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. They’re appalled by his haircut, his tattoos, his piercings. Later, the girl’s mom says, “Dear, he doesn’t seem to be a very nice boy.” “Oh, please, Mom!” says the daughter. “If he wasn’t ...read more

  • Something Somewhere

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 2, 2025
     | 148 views

    I once read a novel about a father and son wandering through a burned, ashen world. Everything alive was gone. They survived on scraps, dodging others who had turned to cannibalism just to stay alive. When they finally reached the sea, the boy looked out over the gray horizon and asked, “What’s ...read more

  • Vacation: Willing To Follow

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
     | 2,749 views

    VACATION: WILLING TO FOLLOW In a movie classic - National Lampoon's Vacation - Chevy Chase - otherwise known as Clark Griswold - leads his family across the country to their dream vacation at Wally World. Along the way, Clark gets lost several times. One time happened to be in St. Louis. As time ...read more

  • What To Raise  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 29, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,108 views

    WHAT TO RAISE Adrian Rogers, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells about the man who made his sons work in the cornfields while their peers spent the afternoon at the swimming hole. Someone scolded the father saying, "Why do you make those boys work so hard? You ...read more

  • Did You Hear About The Grandmother That Bought ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 10, 2004
     | 1,056 views

    Did you hear about the grandmother that bought her grandson a book of prayers? The little boy read a prayer every night before he went to sleep. One night he got in bed and had forgotten to read his prayer. The lights were already turned off when he remembered to read a prayer. So the little ...read more

  • Lancaster, Pa. -- Days After Being Shot In The ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 9, 2005
     | 1,068 views

    LANCASTER, Pa. -- Days after being shot in the leg, a 2-year-old Lancaster boy is home again after being released from the hospital Tuesday morning June 4th. Pedro Melendez was shot last week in what police call a case of road rage. Police said Jon Eichelman shot the boy ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About A Missionary Who Was ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 14, 2007
     | 1,153 views

    I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel. At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary." "He is, ...read more

  • Once Many Years Ago, A Ship Was Tossed In A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,514 views

    Once many years ago, a ship was tossed in a storm. A man was frightened, but he saw a young boy who looked so calm. He asked the boy, "Son, how can you be so calm in this awful storm?" The little lad replied, "My dad is the captain, and he has never lost a ship at sea." O friend, ...read more

  • Max Lucado In His Book, The Applause Of Heaven, ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Kah on Dec 6, 2001
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,776 views

    Max Lucado in his book, The Applause of Heaven, puts it like this: "A small cathedral outside Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by sliver lamps. You can enter the main edifice and admire the ancient church. You can ...read more

  • Only In America  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,132 views

    ONLY IN AMERICA 1- Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2- Only in America are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3- Only in America do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions, while ...read more

  • A Man Was Walking Along Our North Shore Mountain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 28, 2004
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,573 views

    A man was walking along our North shore mountain road and saw a First Nations man lying with his ear to the ground. As he approached the First Nations man, he heard him talking. “Chevy pickup truck. Large tires. Green. Man driving with large German shepherd in passenger seat. Loaded with ...read more

  • Youth Pastor Burnout: The Bridges Project, A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,620 views

    Youth Pastor Burnout: The Bridges Project, a research study of the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, has identified several factors common to youth pastors who experience burn-out or a lack of success in ministry: ►Inability to shape healthy work relationships ...read more