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  • A Man Returns From A Foreign Holiday And Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,221 views

    A man returns from a foreign holiday and is feeling very ill. He goes to see his doctor, and is immediately rushed to the hospital to undergo tests. The man wakes up after the tests in a private room at the hospital, shuffles to the door & finds it locked from the outside!/Just then the phone by ...read more

  • The First Section,(At West Point Military ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2002
     | 1,497 views

    The first section,(at West Point Military Academy) was studying the time-space relationship later formulated by Einstein as his Theory of Relativity. The text was complex and, some cadets were unable to comprehend it, one young cadet committed the pages to memory. When he was called upon, he ...read more

  • Humorous Epitaphs  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on May 16, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,090 views

    Have you ever heard these humorous epitaphs? 1. “Here lies Anne Mann. Who lived an old maid, but died an old Mann.” 2. “Beneath this sod, a lump of clay lays Arabella Young; who on the 21st of May began to hold her tongue.” 3. “The children of Israel wanted bread, the Lord sent them ...read more

  • Elizabeth Elliot Tells Of Two Adventurers Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,821 views

    Elizabeth Elliot tells of two adventurers who stopped by to see her, all loaded with equipment for the rain forest east of the Andes. They sought no advice, just a few phrases to converse with the Indians. She writes: "Sometimes we come to God as the two adventurers came to me -- confident and, we ...read more

  • There's A Device Invented Some Time Back Commonly ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    There’s a device invented some time back commonly called a “fuzzbuster.” Its purpose is simple – to alert car drivers when a police radar gun is being used in the area. In other words, it’s to help you break the speed limit. Otherwise, you will worry a lot, looking over your shoulder and ...read more

  • Is This "Normal?" Why Have We Accepted ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 30, 2008
     | 1,191 views

    Is this "Normal?" Why have we accepted dysfunction as normal? "Dear Annie: My husband and I are separated and he moved in with his girlfriend six weeks ago. A few weeks ago, I had to call the girlfriend’s husband in order to pass along some information. "Harris" and I met for dinner and haven’t ...read more

  • In 1815, The Legendary Battle Of Waterloo Was ...

    Contributed by Jordon Leblanc on Apr 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,626 views

    In 1815, the legendary Battle of Waterloo was fought in Belgium between the British and the French. The Duke of Wellington led the British, while Napoleon Bonaparte led the French. After a stunning victory by Wellington and the British, the news of the Battle of Waterloo to England was signaled by ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Young Canadian Man, His Wife, ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    Many years ago a young Canadian man, his wife, his two children and another young man were pursued by a large pack of wolves When about to be overtaken, they shot some of the wolves This stopped the pack for a short time while they devoured the fallen beasts Again about to be overtaken they cut ...read more

  • There Is One Great And Mysterious Thing That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is one great and mysterious thing that happens in the lives of little boys all across the country - it’s the phenomena called the “New Sneaker Syndrome.” You all know exactly what I am talking about. When a little boy gets a new pair of shoes, what happens? THEY CAN RUN FASTER I remember ...read more

  • Heaven, A Personal Place

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
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    Heaven, A Personal Place Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and ...read more

  • Broken Hearts Not Broken Glass!" Proverbs 19:1 ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 18, 2005
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     | 2,872 views

    “Broken Hearts Not Broken Glass!” Proverbs 19:1 Key verse(s) 1:“Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.” It’s time to rise up and take a christian stand! Christians are being persecuted worldwide. There is no doubt of this even in the minds of the ...read more

  • He Wasn't Cured But He Was Healed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,261 views

    He wasn’t cured but he was healed Can sickness, even sickness unto death, be such a blessing for a Christian? On the surface it would seem not. How can a Christian do God’s will if he is lying in bed, flat on his back? How can pain, discomfort, medical treatment and surgery as well as the ...read more

  • If You Want To Develop The Fruit Of Self-Control, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 30, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    If you want to develop the fruit of self-control, you have to honestly answer these questions, 1. What am I a slave to? Food? Lust? Power? Money? The Past? Drugs? Alcohol? Bitterness? Jealousy? Anger? Fill in the blank? 2. What do I have to say “no” to right now? 3. What do I have to say “yes” to ...read more

  • The Inability To Love  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 26, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
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    Ortberg notes this about the inability to love: 1. The most serious sign of hurry sickness is a diminished capacity to love. Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is one thing hurried people don’t have (87). 2. The truth is look around at our society ...read more

  • The Seasons Are Changing, The Dogwoods Are ...

    Contributed by Erik Hinchey on Apr 28, 2005
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    The seasons are changing, the dogwoods are beginning to bloom, and the grass is growing and is most likely in desperate need of a trim. There is Life springing up all around us. The earth is slowly waking up from it’s three month slumber, with a stretching yawn the warmth of the sun is felt again, ...read more

  • Smoke Signal  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,077 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the ...read more

  • The Only Survivor Of A Shipwreck Was Washed Up On ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 9, 2006
     | 2,556 views

    The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed fervently for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but no hope in sight. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to ...read more

  • Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,211 views

    STORY. I once new a man that was very well off but dressed has a poor man for the reason he did not want people to know that he had money, one day he went to buy a car and stop at this dealership to buy a new car, he was dress in his bib overalls. As he was in the cat Lot looking at some a ...read more

  • Believers Throughout Church History – The Early ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 6, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,139 views

    Believers throughout church history – the early church fathers, the Reformers, the Puritans – have been inspired by Scripture to reduce spiritually to two lists known as “the seven deadly sins and the seven virtues” of saintliness. The sin list includes pride, envy, anger, sloth, avarice, gluttony ...read more

  • The Formula For Peace

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025
     | 238 views

    Most of the time, we have no control over the circumstances of our lives, so we react by way of rebellion and complaining. Let me share a little formula with you: E + R = O Event + Response = Outcome We have no control over the events – things just happen. We often try hard to control ...read more