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  • The Church Doesn't Need Squirts

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jun 7, 2009
     | 1,540 views

    THE CHURCH DOESN'T NEED SQUIRTS Soren Kierkegaard once wrote about a town where a fireman lived. Everyone liked the fireman because he was a nice guy. He made it a habit to be gentle and kind, which was unusual for firemen, who were supposed to be tough. There was a fire one day, and the fireman ...read more

  • Freedom

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,876 views

    In the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA, there’s a special display for a rickety, home-made aluminum kayak. This tiny, makeshift boat seems oddly out of place in the midst of displays for impressive Navy vessels and artifacts from significant battles on the sea. But a bronze plaque tells museum ...read more

  • Welsh Revival - 1905

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 25, 2025
     | 100 views

    Probably the most significant predecessor to the Pentecostal revival in America was the revival in Wales. Prayerful preparation had gone on for many years, but the spark was kindled through a young miner by the name of Evan Roberts. In the fall of 1904 he felt compelled through a vision to ...read more

  • Someone I Know Who Is Really Struggling With His ...

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Oct 29, 2006
     | 1,785 views

    Someone I know who is really struggling with his faith stately boldly the other day that he had come to understand that the universe is God and it was clear he thought that was a stunning revelation, a great new and important truth. One of the first things that happens when we go away from the ...read more

  • I Read A Book Called Return With Honor. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Oct 26, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,483 views

    I read a book called Return with Honor. The book is about Captain Scott O’Grady the U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995. Shortly after he landed hostile enemy troops stood as close as five feet from O’Grady who was hiding behind a small tree root. Miraculously he remained ...read more

  • Have You Been Good?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,993 views

    My pastor friend, Danny Moss, recent- ly told about the time he ’played Santa’ in a mall in Meridian, MS. Danny said he had children come through with up to thirty things on their ’want list.’ But one small boy really got his attention. Danny said, "I asked him if he’d been a good boy?" It’s a ...read more

  • One Of The Most Popular Aquarium Fish Is The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 4, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,691 views

    One of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. If you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium. Sharks can be six inches long yet fully matured. But if you turn them loose in the ocean, they grow to their normal length of eight feet. That can also ...read more

  • The Second Grade Teacher In Elementary School Was ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Apr 20, 2007
     | 1,513 views

    The second grade teacher in elementary school was teaching some very simple principles of physics. One the several things she taught about was a magnet. She explained the basic principle of magnetic attraction and demonstrated it using a magnet to pick some small metal objects. On Friday, she ...read more

  • Looks Can Be Deceiving  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Aug 20, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,123 views

    Looks can be deceiving - David was small but became a great King - Most of the Apostles were simple men with little education Years ago a tall truck approached a low railroad overpass. The driver paid no attention to the warning signs and found himself wedged under the bridge. No one on the ...read more

  • The Creature "Strife"

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 10, 2007
     | 1,947 views

    The Creature “Strife” There is a legend from Greek mythology that the god Hercules was once walking along a narrow road when a strange-looking creature appeared threateningly in front of him. Hercules struck this creature with his club and passed on, but soon afterwards was surprised to be ...read more

  • On The Farm Where I Grew Up, We Raised Black ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 4, 2008
     | 1,115 views

    On the farm where I grew up, we raised Black Angus cattle. In order to corral them for tagging or medicines, dad would drive the truck through the fields and I would sit on the tailgate. As we approached a group of cattle, I would rattle a bag and pour a small amount of the contents onto the ground ...read more

  • Do You Remember Your First Girl Or Boyfriend? I ...

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Mar 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,581 views

    Do you remember your first girl or boyfriend? I remember mine. The one thing that I was set on was to impress her so that I could get to know her. I’ll never forget. I was in the 8th grade. We were going to meet up at a basketball game. I had found out that she really liked the fragrance of ...read more

  • A New York Times Examination Of Lottery ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,974 views

    A New York Times examination of lottery documents, as well as interviews with lottery administrators and analysts, finds that lotteries accounted for less than 1% to 5% of the total revenue for K-12 education last year in the 23 states that use lottery money for schools. Most of the money raised by ...read more

  • In Atlanta An 84-Year-Old Widow Became Quite ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,796 views

    In Atlanta an 84-year-old widow became quite bored with watching TV and reading the paper. She decided that she wanted to minister to others. She took out a small add in the paper which read, “Pianist will play hymns over the phone to shut-ins”. Within 3 days of issuing the add, she had received ...read more

  • Is Your Church On Fire?

    Contributed by K. Simms on Nov 5, 2010
     | 4,654 views

    IS YOUR CHURCH ON FIRE? In a little town unknown to many, there was a small church. One night smoke and flames consumed this little church. People from all over town stood in the streets and watched the church as it burned. The local preacher drove up and noticed several people that he hadn't seen ...read more

  • Snake Eggs

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
     | 2,354 views

    SNAKE EGGS There are some things that strike terror in the hearts of most of us. For most of us a poisonous snake causes our bodies to shake with fear. Can you imagine being trapped in a small room with 1000 deadly vipers? That is not a very pleasant thought, but we as humans let Satan sow snake ...read more

  • Giving

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 2, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,772 views

    “I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc, is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving ...read more

  • Your Time On Earth

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019
     | 1,899 views

    You’re going to spend about 150,000 hours of your life working, which is about 40% of your waking hours. The average American spends 46 hours a week at work. If you’re a professional, you spend an average of 52 hours a week working and if you’re a small business owner/operator you work an average ...read more

  • Pretty Good Preaching For A Dollar!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 20, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,139 views

    A man and his ten year-old son were on a fishing trip miles from home. At the boy’s insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday worship service at a small rural church. The father forgot to bring any cash, so he reached in his pocket and gave his son a dollar to drop into the offering plate as ...read more

  • Little Is Much If ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Aug 22, 2025
     | 887 views

    LITTLE IS MUCH IF GOD IS IN IT --- BY KITTIE L. SUFFIELD, 1924 IN THE HARVEST FIELD NOW RIPENED, THERE IS A WORK FOR ALL TO DO; HARK! THE VOICE OF GOD IS CALLING, TO THE HARVEST CALLING YOU. LITTLE IS MUCH WHEN GOD IS IN IT, LABOR NOT FOR WEALTH OR FAME; THERE IS A CROWN AND YOU CAN WIN IT ...read more