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  • Compassion

    Contributed by Tony Earl on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,596 views

    #2 [COMPASSION] One of God’s faithful missionaries, Allen Gardiner, experienced many physical difficulties and hardships throughout his service to the Savior. Despite his troubles, he said, "While God gives me strength, failure will not daunt me." In 1851, at the age of 57, he died of disease and ...read more

  • Marriage- Gallup Poll Reports 35% Of Americans ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 993 views

    Marriage- Gallup Poll reports 35% of Americans 40-64 believe marriage is “very important” if a couple have a child vs. 58% of those 65 and older. Overall, 37% of adults believe a child is a “very important” reason to marry, while 65% say marriage is “very important” if a couple plans to spend their ...read more

  • Internet Dangers A Recent Insight Research Group ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 1,379 views

    Internet Dangers A recent Insight Research Group study says 80% of parents are concerned about kids meeting sexual predators online. But another study, Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research, shows 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds worry about getting harassed or stalked online. To young people, the benefits ...read more

  • What Will Your Heritage Be?  PRO

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 173 ratings
     | 3,377 views

    WHAT WILL YOUR HERITAGE BE? An investigation into the famed 18th century revival preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) showed that, of the 1,394 known descendants of Jonathan Edwards, 100 became preachers and missionaries, 100 lawyers, 80 public officials, 75 army and navy officers, 65 ...read more

  • Clothes Make A Church  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 4,125 views

    [Clothes Make a Church] A Methodist church tried to get a man to attend, but he never did. "Why don’t you come?" the minister asked, and the man finally admitted it was because he didn’t have proper clothes. So a member of the congregation took him to a clothing store and got him a nice suit, ...read more

  • Hard Work, Strong Character  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,074 views

    HARD WORK, STRONG CHARACTER Delayed gratification is also important in training children. A lot of parents are unwilling to make sacrifices that are necessary in order to meet their children’s deepest needs. A promotion at work, a TV show, or a nap on the sofa may all seem much more enticing ...read more

  • It Is Said Of Miss Reside, The First Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Lucas on Jun 14, 2001
    based on 73 ratings
     | 3,517 views

    It is said of Miss Reside, the first woman missionary to Kiowa Indians of Oklahoma, that after she had been with the Indians long enough for them to know what it meant to be a Christian they gave her a new name. They called her “Aim-day-co.” Chief Bigtree, in explaining this name, said, “When we ...read more

  • Great Reasons To Be A Guy  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 16, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 3,273 views

    Great Reasons To Be A Guy · Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. · You can kill your own food. · Three pairs of shoes are way more than enough. · You can quietly watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking, "He must be mad at me." · Wedding dress: $2,000. Tuxedo ...read more

  • Will You Wash My Dishes?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 10, 2001
    based on 90 ratings
     | 5,024 views

    [Will You Wash My Dishes?] Sometimes we get a distorted idea about what love is. One night, a man decided to show his wife how much he loved her. After dinner he began to recite romantic poetry, telling her he would climb high mountains to be near her, swim wide oceans, cross deserts in the burning ...read more

  • Sin Is Deceptive. It Is Like An Apple Worm, ...

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Jun 1, 2007
     | 2,928 views

    Sin is deceptive. It is like an apple worm, which is really codling moth larva. On the outside of the apple you see a small hole, a little blemish. But when you open the apple up it is ruined. There are few experiences that equal biting into a crisp, flavorful apple, but few worse than finding ...read more

  • What Are You Willing To Do For $10,000,000? In ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,838 views

    What are you willing to do for $10,000,000? In 1991 James Patterson and Peter Kim, in their book The Day America Told the Truth, reported a survey where that question was asked. Two-thirds of Americans polled would agree to at least one, some to several of the following: Would abandon their entire ...read more

  • I Once Had An Appointment With A Certain ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,612 views

    I once had an appointment with a certain director of an international organization in which I wanted to exchange some research materials with. I had no official appointment document except for the formal letters which we have been exchanging in communication. It was not easy for a person to get ...read more

  • Hands-Free Talking Doesn't ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,536 views

    HANDS-FREE TALKING DOESN’T HELP Caution: Evidence now shows hands-free talking isn’t less of a distraction when driving. In fact, drivers who talk on a cell phone in any way are four times more likely to become involved in an accident, according to David Strayer, research director at the Univ. of ...read more

  • H ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,245 views

    HOMESCHOOL Homeschooler numbers continue to grow. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1.9 million to 2.4 million K-12 children were home educated during 2005-06. Research shows homeschoolers on average exceed the national average on standardized achievement test for ...read more

  • Something Really Cheap

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,778 views

    SOMETHING REALLY CHEAP After being away on business, a man thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. "How about some perfume?" he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a bottle costing $50.00. "That's a bit much," he said, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00. ...read more

  • A Merciful Game

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 2, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,366 views

    A MERCIFUL GAME A high school basketball player’s mom passed away on the day of a game. He made it to the game and his coach invited him to sit on the bench. But he wanted to play. Since he arrived late, putting him in the game was a technical foul and the other team would shoot two free ...read more

  • When Christ Came, The Holy Father Teaches, He ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 28, 2009
     | 1,693 views

    When Christ came, the Holy Father teaches, he came to gather together the scattered people of God and clearly manifested his intention to gather together the community of the covenant. He wanted to bring to fulfillment the promises made by God to Abraham and his descendants. When he called the ...read more

  • Nancy Leigh Demoss: Arthur Matthews Was Serving ...

    Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
     | 1,936 views

    Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Arthur Matthews was serving as a missionary in China when the Communists took control. He spent years in house arrest with his wife and daughter, and his writings show what it’s like to embrace the plan and purposes of God in suffering. "An escapist generation reads security, ...read more

  • Quote:

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 25, 2009
     | 2,330 views

    QUOTE: “Barnabas shines as one of the most mature, reliable, loveable leaders of the early church. And right here Luke shows us how Barnabas’ trusted ministry began—with a demonstrated freedom from the love of things, and a heart of love for the poor. He sold his field and gave all the proceeds to ...read more

  • Dave Thomas, Wendy's Hamburgers,

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
     | 2,936 views

    Dave Thomas, Wendy’s Hamburgers, “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit; a knee length work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop ...read more