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  • When Dr. Stephen Olford Was Pastor Of The ...

    Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Mar 16, 2009
     | 3,201 views

    ILLUS: When Dr. Stephen Olford was pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City he had the opportunity of leading his brother who had been an agnostic most of his life to the Lord, as he lay in the hospital desperately ill. One day Dr. Olford was called to come to the hospital quickly and ...read more

  • There Is Another Dna Project Out There. It Is ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Apr 2, 2009
     | 2,173 views

    There is another DNA project out there. It is called the International HapMap Project. The goal of the international HapMap Project is similar to 23 and Me, but instead of telling you who you are it seeks to go back into your history way back. You see the HapMap project is trying to isolate ...read more

  • All Lambert's Fault

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 16, 2009
     | 2,824 views

    ALL LAMBERT'S FAULT Have you ever been to Lamberts Cafe? If not, I highly recommend it. The waiters wear suspenders and bow ties, the meals are served on metal skillets. The drinks come in the largest plastic cup you will ever see, and there are peanuts on the floor. It is the home of the throwd ...read more

  • Chuck Swindoll Wrote In His Book

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
     | 3,349 views

    Chuck Swindoll wrote in his book "Salvation" – “If depravity were blue, we’d be blue all over. Cut us anywhere and we’ll bleed blue. Cut into our minds and you’ll find blue thoughts. Cut into our vision and there are blue images full of greed and lust. Cut into our hearts and there are blue ...read more

  • I Met A Young Girl Who Was Brought Up In The ...

    Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009
     | 2,438 views

    I met a young girl who was brought up in the church, had all the advantages of christian home, loving father and mother. But she wanted to experiment the world. She wanted to have more freedom than what her parents were giving her and so she came to NY and as she tried to board the subway somebody ...read more

  • When I Was A Teenager, I Remember My Unle ...

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 6, 2009
     | 2,449 views

    When I was a teenager, I remember my uncle telling me of times when He would go spelunker caves. He loved the thrill of finding new caves and the thought of being somewhere where no one had been. He told me that there were times deep inside some of the caves where you had to crawl on your stomach ...read more

  • Bad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,174 views

    Bad Medicine In 1982, seven residents of the Greater Chicago area made an assumption that proved fatal. They all took a dose of Extra Strength Tylenol® that had been laced with potassium cyanide. What they thought was medicine proved to be poison. This crime, still being investigated as of this ...read more

  • In A View From The Zoo, Gary Richmond, A Former ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 20, 2009
     | 2,305 views

    In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond, a former zoo keeper, has this to say: Raccoons go through a glandular change at about 24 months. After that they often attack their owners. Since a 30-pound raccoon can be equal to a 100-pound dog in a scrap, I felt compelled to mention the change coming to a ...read more

  • Gullible Eve  PRO

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 14, 2009
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     | 2,208 views

    GULLIBLE EVE My sister was a great story teller. She still is. She would tell a story so convincingly that I would believe it. A number of times her stories would trick me into giving her my pocket money, and at other times she would bring me to the edge of tears with a story that was just pure ...read more

  • Eichmann Is In All Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
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     | 3,482 views

    Eichmann Is In All Of Us In 1960, Israeli undercover agents orchestrated the daring kidnapping of one of the worst of the Holocaust’s masterminds, Adolf Eichmann. After capturing him in his South American hideout, they transported him to Israel to stand trial. There, prosecutors called a string of ...read more

  • Crab Grass Within Your ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 1,637 views

    ILLUSTRATION: Crab grass within your soul. Crab grass if gotten early in the spring can be eliminated from your yard but if you allow it an inkling of room to grow, it will take over your yard. That is what arrogant pride will do in your soul. Just as you need to apply grab grass preventative to ...read more

  • Rules In The Home Are Made To Help Guide Your ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
     | 1,471 views

    Rules in the home are made to help guide your child in areas he/she is having a difficulty. Staying up too late! Eating too much junk food! Not finishing their homework! Laws/rules are provided to help in ...read more

  • Minnesota Crime ...

    Contributed by Kerry O'neill on Mar 12, 2010
     | 2,428 views

    Minnesota Crime Commission… "Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it: his bottle, his mother's attention, his playmate's toys, his uncle's watch, or whatever. Deny him these and he seethes with rage and ...read more

  • In The Movie Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood Plays ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010
     | 2,458 views

    In the movie Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood plays the part of an aging gunfighter who lost his taste for killing many years before. He and his old partner, played by Morgan Freeman, are lured by the rumor of a bounty of gold being offered for the arrest of some cowboys who had disfigured a young ...read more

  • White As Snow  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,487 views

    WHITE AS SNOW Ash Wednesday — it’s kind of a solemn day. It’s the start of Lent —a word which means “spring” in German. But more than this, it’s the time each year when we intently focus on the path Christ Jesus laid out for us to follow — to be true to his word, true to his calling, and ...read more

  • The Adam And Eve Virus

    Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Nov 15, 2011
     | 3,796 views

    THE ADAM AND EVE VIRUS The Genesis narrative (chapter 3) tells us how God gave Adam and Eve His wisdom as well as His authority, and then how they pursued a counterfeit authority and an alien wisdom—actually satanic wisdom. The moment they introduced that dark wisdom into their lives a radical ...read more

  • Ray Bradbury's Message

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2012
     | 4,113 views

    RAY BRADBURY’S MESSAGE Avid readers often will credit this or that writer for luring them into a lifelong love of a genre. For those who love science fiction, it offers grand, cosmic landscapes on which to project the boundless possibilities of life. Yet for one writer, Ray Bradbury (August 22, ...read more

  • Free!

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 21, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,560 views

    J Vernon McGee told the story of the days before the Civil War in a city in the south. At the center of town, there is a commotion as a crowd gathers for a public auction to watch the proceedings. In the crowd is an uncouth, foulmouthed, loud, boisterous man who is the meanest, cruelest, most ...read more

  • If We Look At The Beatitudes, Not As Just ...

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 26, 2012
     | 194 views

    If we look at the Beatitudes, not as just external forms of showmanship but as internal heart produced temperaments, 99.9 % of Christian believers can’t help but see their blatant shortcomings and urgent need ...read more

  • Billy Graham: Choices  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Mar 2, 2013
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,801 views

    BILLY GRAHAM: CHOICES Billy Graham said, "The strongest principle of life and blessings lies in our choice. Our life is the sum result of all the choices we make, both consciously and unconsciously. If we can control the process of choosing, we can take control of all aspects of our life. We can ...read more

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