Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
based on 94 ratings
| 4,177 views
LISTEN SLOWLY
Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day," he
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 7, 2003
based on 7 ratings
| 3,791 views
LISTEN SLOWLY
Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it. "I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day," he
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Oct 15, 2003
based on 2 ratings
| 6,771 views
Prevailing Grace
My wife is a woman of grace. With her permission I’ll tell this story on her. I was serving on a board here in town and was told about one of the key employee’s having been told that she had cancer. I was told that she wanted to keep it quiet and that the board was asked to
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 29, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 2,106 views
On Sunday, August 16,1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport. 155 people were killed. One survived: a 4-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. News accounts say when rescuers found Cecelia they assumed she had been a passenger in one of the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Congregational
Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 2,933 views
The Little Girl and the Piano
A little girl wanted to become a great pianist, but all she could play on the piano was the simple little tune, "Chopsticks." No matter how hard she tried, that was the best she could do. Her parents decided after some time to arrange for a great maestro to teach her
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
THE SERVANT AND THE CHILD
Think about the differences between a servant and a child:
The servant is accepted and appreciated on the basis of what he does, the child on the basis of who he is.
The servant starts the day anxious and worried, wondering if his work will really please his master.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
SALVATION SWING
I remember back, as though it was yesterday, when my daughters were just little tykes. There was a great playground just down the hill from our seminary apartment where the girls would climb, slide and swing.
Day after day they’d ask, "Mom, Dad, can we go to the park and swing?"
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 6, 2007
Listen Slowly
Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it.
“I was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day,” he
...read more
Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by Brian Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
based on 3 ratings
| 4,441 views
What Kind of Shoes are YOU?
House shoes/slippers: They are comfy, you can relax in them, maybe fall asleep. Beliefs: too comfy, too relaxed. Church is just a routine, been doing it for years, same pew.
High heels: Vey stylish, but not very comfortable, probably hard to walk, although I wouldn't
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 13, 2009
“Satisfied Completely!”
The daughter of a New York rabbi tells this story. “My father taught me to read the Bible in Hebrew as a young child. We began at Genesis. When we came to Isaiah, he skipped the fifty-third chapter. I asked him why. He said it was not necessary for Jews to read that
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 28, 2002
based on 12 ratings
| 5,302 views
[Fiddler on the Roof]
Tevye: "Golde, I have decided to give Perchik permission to become engaged to our daughter, Hodel."
Golde: "What? He’s poor! He has nothing, absolutely nothing!"
Tevye: "He’s a good man, Golde. I like him. And what’s more important, Hodel likes him. Hodel loves him. So what
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Jeff Skinner on Dec 4, 2005
based on 72 ratings
| 5,068 views
One of America’s greatest poets is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The year 1860 found Longfellow happy in his life, enjoying a widening recognition, and elated over the election of Abraham Lincoln which he believed signaled the triumph of freedom and redemption for the nation.
The following year the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Holiness
Sermon Central