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  • Not Mixed Veggies! (09.23.05--Grace ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Sep 21, 2005
     | 1,943 views

    Not Mixed Veggies! (09.23.05--Grace Walks!--Isaiah 4:2-4) As we recently joined a local CSA, a farmer’s cooperative whereby we receive our vegetables on a regular basis from a local farm, our refrigerator has been pretty consistently stuffed with vegetables of all sorts. From squashes to ...read more

  • The Emperors Club Is A Movie About This Clash ...  PRO

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 22, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,882 views

    The Emperors club is a movie about this clash between doing what is right and what will increase power and significance. The teacher has a young Senator's Son (Cedrick), who is a leader. After a brief turn in the right direction Cedrick decides to cheat to win the schools greatest honor. As ...read more

  • Jan Johnson In Moody Monthly Said, "Many ...

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
     | 1,610 views

    Jan Johnson in Moody Monthly said, “Many believers are "rabbit hole" Christians. In the morning they pop out of their safe Christian homes, hold their breath at work, scurry home to their families and then off to their Bible studies, and finally end ...read more

  • When Spain Led The World (In The 15th Century), ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 2, 2005
     | 831 views

    "When Spain led the world (in the 15th century), their coins reflected their national arrogance and were inscribed Ne Plus Ultra which meant "Nothing Further" - meaning that Spain was the ultimate in all the world. After the discovery of the New World, they realized that they were not the "end of ...read more

  • Luciano Pavarotti Tells This Story: "When I Was A ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 3, 2005
     | 802 views

    Luciano Pavarotti tells this story: “When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song. He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college. On ...read more

  • I Recently Read A News Story About A Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lin Smalec on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,556 views

    I recently read a news story about a little village in Austria named Rattenberg. It is “the smallest town in Austria, and getting smaller each year. The town has lost 20 percent of its population in the past two decades, and as of 2005 had only 440 residents. The reason? Darkness. Rattenberg is ...read more

  • In Germany, They First Came For The Communists ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,673 views

    In Germany, they first came for the Communists and I did not speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the ...read more

  • We Could All Save Ourselves A Lot Of Words If ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 1,219 views

    We could all save ourselves a lot of words if we’d only remember that people rarely take advice unless they have to pay for it. The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with your plans. Good advice is what your own kids disregard but save to give to ...read more

  • During The Revolutionary War, A Loyalist Spy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,088 views

    During the Revolutionary War, a loyalist spy appeared at the headquarters of Hessian commander Colonel Johann Rall, carrying an urgent message. General George Washington and his Continental army had secretly crossed the Delaware River that morning and were advancing on Trenton, New Jersey where the ...read more

  • In The Operating Room Of A Large Hospital, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,275 views

    In the operating room of a large hospital, a young nurse was completing her first full day of responsibilities. “You’ve only removed 11 sponges, doctor,” she said to the surgeon. “We used 12.” “I removed them all,” the doctor declared. “We’ll close the incision now.” “No,” the nurse objected. “We ...read more

  • Peace  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,969 views

    A friend sent me this email recently ... A Wise man said to me! "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you’ve started." So I looked around the house to see all the things I started and hadn’t finished ... and before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of red ...read more

  • Hardening Of The Attitudes Is The Most Deadly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,658 views

    Hardening of the attitudes is the most deadly disease on the face of ...read more

  • The Noted English Architect Sir Christopher Wren ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
     | 1,226 views

    The noted English architect Sir Christopher Wren was supervising the construction of a magnificent cathedral in London. A journalist thought it would be interesting to interview some of the workers, so he chose three and asked them this question, “What are you doing?” The first replied, “I’m ...read more

  • Amy Carter Brought An Assignment Home One Friday ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,052 views

    Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago The Douglas Aircraft ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
     | 1,909 views

    A number of years ago the Douglas Aircraft company was competing with Boeing to sell Eastern Airlines its first big jets. War hero Eddie Rickenbacker, the head of Eastern Airlines, reportedly told Donald Douglas that the specifications and claims made by Douglas’s company for the DC-8 were close to ...read more

  • A Real Christian Is An Odd Number Anyway. He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 2,611 views

    A real Christian is an odd number anyway. He feel supreme love for One whom he has never seen. Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see. He expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order that he might be full, admits he is wrong to he can be declared right, ...read more

  • Will You Please Tell Me In A Word," Said A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,484 views

    “Will you please tell me in a word,” said a Christian woman to a minister, “what your idea of consecration is?” Holding out a blank sheet of paper the pastor replied, “It is to sign your name at the bottom of this ...read more

  • The Younger A Person Is, The Less Likely They Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,357 views

    The younger a person is, the less likely they are to engage in the religious behavior. 34% of Baby Busters (people ages 18 to 35) say they are "absolutely committed to the Christian faith," compared to 52% of Baby Boomers (ages 1946-64), 63% of the Builders (ages 55 to 73), ...read more

  • Most Influential Christians: I.believe.com Has ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,337 views

    Most Influential Christians: i.Believe.com has selected the 5 “Most influential Christians of the 20th Century.” They are C.C. Lewis, Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Dr. James ...read more

  • The Barna Research Group Says The Percentage Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 1,381 views

    The Barna Research Group says the percentage of adults and teens that call themselves committed Christians is virtually the same. 60% of both groups claim to be committed Christians, yet only half qualify as born-again Christians. 64% of all American adults and teens say they are ...read more

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