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  • Remembering God's Faithfulness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017
     | 12,388 views

    Michelle Johnson writes, “Sometimes we need to take a look at where we’ve been with God to really understand His faithfulness and love for us. She was staying with her son at the hospital following a serious surgery. On that particular morning, she was exhausted by their stay, and her steps were ...read more

  • Spiritual Events

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 8, 2008
     | 1,328 views

    Spiritual Events When I was a Sophomore in college I was taking a shortcut on a country road to avoid heavy traffic on the freeway. I was traveling at about fifty miles an hour or so. This road was a beautiful drive meandering through vineyards, orchards and ranches, it ambled over rolling hills, ...read more

  • Twentieth Centuries. His Wife Was A Minister's ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,932 views

    twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: http://www.ethicalstl.org/platforms/platform071199.shtml]. Many of his, matter-of-fact poems still speak vividly to us today. I have always ...read more

  • Guidelines For Praying Succesfully

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 31, 2021
     | 1,131 views

    GUIDELINES FOR PRAYING SUCCESSFULLY Devotional by Larry Petton Text: John chapter 15 Our devotional time with the Lord must be a balanced blend of the Word and prayer, truth and Spirit touching the head and heart. If you only focus on Bible study, you will dry up. If you only focus on prayer ...read more

  • The Discipline Of Delay!" 1 John 5:13-14 Key ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 13, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,045 views

    “The Discipline of Delay!” 1 John 5:13-14 Key verse(s): 14:“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will he hear us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.” I don’t have time for this now! There is not a day in my life when ...read more

  • The Dog Gone Story!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 28, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,989 views

    THE DOG GONE STORY! Many years ago before airplanes and the great jets of today, people had to travel by ships. These great ocean going vessels were very slow sailing across long distances. The King of Greece made the decision to travel to the USA. The King had heard of the vast land and how God ...read more

  • A Few Years Back The Movie The Titanic Came Out. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,763 views

    A few years back the movie the Titanic came out. It was a box office smash. People seemed once again fascinated by this tragedy at sea. About 1,500 people lost their lives in this ship wreck tragedy. This great ship was said by the media to be: “Unsinkable” – even God himself could not sink her ...read more

  • Gossip: Opie's Newspaper

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2014
     | 5,467 views

    "Opie's Newspaper" is an episode on the Andy Griffith Show. Opie's friend, Howie, received a small printing press as a gift, and the boys decide to go into the newspaper business. They work hard and produce an initial issue of what they call the Mayberry Sun. The boys soon find that business is ...read more

  • Installing Husband 1.0  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,063 views

    INSTALLING HUSBAND 1.0 Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance -- particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 ...read more

  • Has Anyone Ever Seen The Movie Lorenzo's ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,429 views

    -Has anyone ever seen the movie Lorenzo’s Oil? -It came out in 1992, starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon -If you can still find it, watch it – great movie -It is a true story about Augusto and Michaela Odone whose 7 year old son, Lorenzo, is perfectly normal until he begins to suffer blackouts ...read more

  • Max Lucado Tells The Story Like This: The Faces ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,529 views

    Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the ...read more

  • The Sandwich-Sign Parable

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 24, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,292 views

    THE SANDWICH-SIGN PARABLE The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. "The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river." "What can we do?" asked one. "You must stand on the side of the road and ...read more

  • Once Upon A Time, The Animals Decided They Should ...  PRO

    Contributed by Marcus Naugler on Nov 21, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,955 views

    Once upon a time, the animals decided they should do something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world. So they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the ...read more

  • Room After All  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,638 views

    ROOM AFTER ALL This is the story of a nine year-old boy named Wallace Purling. Larger than most kids, he was also slow in mind. But the children all liked him. He was so much bigger than they, but he never bullied them. In fact, he was the ever-present defender of the smaller boys. Wally wanted ...read more

  • I Scratched A Car!!!  PRO

    Contributed by Ludwing Villamizar on Oct 26, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,102 views

    I scratched a Car!!! I was about 17 at the time. I finally was able to drive a car. I took my mom to work in a car that a friend had lent her for the day. It was a stick shift. After dropping off my mom my small cousin jumps to the front seat while eating chips. The driveway to the house we lived ...read more

  • Daniel Payne Got Angry. It Wasn't 1955, But ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,827 views

    Daniel Payne got angry. It wasn’t 1955, but rather closer to 1835, when he was asked to get up out of his seat on the train. He was 70 years old, a distinguished bishop and professor at Gettysburg College, but he was black. Sixty years earlier, he had been there as Absalom Jones, an ordained ...read more

  • Chaffing Under ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2010
     | 2,846 views

    Chaffing Under Authority How many of you are ‘rule-keepers’? When you see a rule do you try to do everything possible to not break it? How many of you are ‘rule-breakers’? When you’re faced with a rule, do you find yourself wanting to inwardly disregard it or outwardly disobey it? I was accused of ...read more

  • Surprise Reward At The End Of Bill Broadhurst's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2010
     | 5,762 views

    Surprise Reward at the End of Bill Broadhurst’s Marathon In July 1981, Bill Broadhurst entered the Omaha, Nebraska, Pepsi 10k. Broadhurst is slowed by a brain aneurysm he suffered 10 years earlier, which left him partially paralyzed on the left side. He made it his goal to finish the 10k despite ...read more

  • The Old Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,054 views

    THE OLD TREE There is an old proverb about the leader of a city who would take daily walks to gain peace of mind and inspiration from nature. One day, the burdens of his position had his mind more disturbed than normal, and the old man found himself walking much further than usual. Eventually he ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Human Life

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 6, 2010
     | 2,434 views

    SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE There's plenty of evidence of blatant disregard for human life today. Terrorism and suicide bombers? Capital punishment? Human trafficking. Abortion? So what is God thinking when He asks Abraham to take his only son, the son he loves, and to sacrifice him as a burnt ...read more