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  • Drug Problem  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 215 ratings
     | 7,055 views

    DRUG PROBLEM A little old lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Every day he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. One day, the old lady finally ask the young man, "Son, how did you become such a fine young man?" The young man replied, "Well, when ...read more

  • A Little City In Mexico Was Fed Up With All Of ...

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 16, 2007
     | 3,286 views

    A little city in Mexico was fed up with all of the late night revelry and noise from thousands of people late into the night during the summer. So their answer was to create a law to put a decibel limit on urban noise levels. Unfortunately this disrupted a noise that has been heard in that city for ...read more

  • Paul Powell Wrote In His Book The Complete ...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,291 views

    Paul Powell wrote in his book The Complete Disciple: "Many churches today remind me of a laboring crew trying to gather in a harvest while they sit in the tool shed. They go to the tool shed every Sunday and they study bigger and better methods of agriculture, sharpen their hoes, grease their ...read more

  • Elie Wiesel Was A Fourteen Year Old Boy When The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,569 views

    -Elie Wiesel was a fourteen year old boy when the Germans started loading the Jews on trains and sending them to the death camps authorized by Adolph Hitler. This excerpt picks up as he is traveling by in a cattle car on a train from Transylvania (which at the time was under the control of ...read more

  • I Was Singing  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 3,146 views

    I WAS SINGING A number of years ago Orel Hirscheiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, & Orel had been named “The most valuable player of the series.” One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th inning started. ...read more

  • I Know That Sometimes It Seems That Everybody And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 6, 2001
    based on 134 ratings
     | 3,333 views

    I know that sometimes it seems that everybody and his brother wants something from you. IT HAD BEEN A HARD WINTER IN THE ROCKIES. THE SNOW PILED DEEPER AND DEEPER. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW ZERO AND STAYED THERE. THE RIVERS FROZE OVER. PEOPLE WERE SUFFERING. THE RED CROSS USED ...read more

  • The Story Is Told Of A Group Of Women That Met ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 25, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    The story is told of a group of women that met for Bible study. While studying in the book of Malachi, chapter three, they came across verse three which says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver." This verse puzzled the women and they wondered how this statement applied to the ...read more

  • In Our Era, Sociologically, Man Destroyed The ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 12, 2007
     | 1,012 views

    “In our era, sociologically, man destroyed the base which gave him the possibility of freedoms without chaos. Humanists have been determined to beat to death the knowledge of God and the knowledge that God has not been silent, but has spoken in the Bible and through Christ – and they have been ...read more

  • Far Too Many People Are Deceived About The Danger ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,443 views

    Far too many people are deceived about the danger of sin. Take it too lightly, and it may destroy you. What happened to the great city of Ephesus? Often mentioned in the New Testament, it was one of the cultural and commercial centers of its day. Located at the mouth of the Cayster River, it was ...read more

  • A Preacher And His Unbelieving Barber Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 16, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,410 views

    A preacher and his unbelieving barber were walking down the street as their conversation turned to the love of God. Said the barber to the preacher, "If God was as loving as you say, why does He permit all the poverty, disease, and squalor that exists in the world? I cannot believe that a loving ...read more

  • A Number Of Years Ago Orel Hirschheiser Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,296 views

    A number of years ago Orel Hirschheiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, & Orel had been named “The most valuable player of the series.” One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the 9th inning started. He was leaning ...read more

  • A Photographer For Cnn Was Assigned To Cover ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 28, 2007
     | 2,516 views

    A Photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California ’s wildfires last year. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the scene, he realized that the smoke was so thick it would seriously impede, or ...read more

  • Cnn: Anything For The Story  PRO

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,461 views

    Subject: CNN-anything for the story A photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California ’s wildfires. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the scene, he realized the smoke was so thick it would ...read more

  • Refining

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on May 11, 2008
     | 4,204 views

    REFINING A woman called a silversmith one day because she was curious about the process of refining silver. So she made an appointment to come to his shop and watch him work. She saw him hold a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, you need to ...read more

  • Lunchbox Worship  PRO

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 2, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,554 views

    LUNCHBOX WORSHIP Have you ever been sitting in the break room at work or somewhere during lunchtime with your friend or coworker, and begin to eat your lunch that you brought from home? Your friend or coworkers lunch is made from homemade fluffly bread, that’s a two-hander meal, stacked with fresh ...read more

  • Silence: Taking Your Soul With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,122 views

    SILENCE: TAKING YOUR SOUL WITH YOU Author Kathleen Norris used to play a game with elementary-school children in which she would make a deal with them. "First you get to make noise," she would bargain, "and then you’ll make silence." The time of noise was always predictably chaotic -- shouting, ...read more

  • Build Me A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,606 views

    Build Me A Bridge A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive ...read more

  • I Knew My Father Was Pleased

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 6, 2011
     | 2,253 views

    I KNEW MY FATHER WAS PLEASED It reminds me of a story that Jonathan Goforth (1859-1936) the great Canadian missionary in China, used to tell. Jonathan’s father put him in charge of one of the family farms at the age of 15. He drew special attention to one very large field, which had become choked ...read more

  • The Best Thing For Her

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2011
     | 3,995 views

    THE BEST THING FOR HER Ida M. Clark writes that she was still overwhelmed with grief as she approached the church on the Sunday morning after her mother had died. Just outside the door, a 7-year-old boy met her. He stopped, planted his feet solidly on the path in front of her, and with tearful ...read more

  • Orel Hershiser, Singer

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,950 views

    OREL HERSHISER, SINGER A number of years ago Orel Hershiser was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They had just won the World Series, and Orel had been named the most valuable player of the series. One of the TV shows about the series showed him in the dugout just before the ninth inning ...read more