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  • Consult ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 7, 2010
     | 1,316 views

    CONSULT GOD A group of engineering students who were given the problem, “How long should a 1 kg beef roast stay in a 160-degree oven for the centre to reach a temperature of 65 degrees?” They had to do these projects at school. One kid did this series of experiments. Another kid went out and ...read more

  • Family Fuss

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 4,962 views

    FAMILY FUSS If you think your family has problems, consider the marriage mayhem created when 76-year-old Bill Baker of London recently wed Edna Harvey. She happened to be his granddaughter’s husband’s mother. That’s where the confusion began, according to Baker’s granddaughter, Lynn. "My ...read more

  • Someone Under My Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,311 views

    SOMEONE UNDER MY BED A man went to a psychiatrist with a worry problem. "Every time I get into bed," he said, "I’m convinced there is somebody under it." "I can help," said the psychiatrist, "But it will mean a session a week for a year, costing £30 per visit." The man never returned, so when ...read more

  • Self-Remedies

    Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,637 views

    SELF-REMEDIES Not many people enjoy going to the doctor, but according to Reuters, in 1994, one London accountant to that to an extreme. The 63 year old man needed bladder surgery, but he couldn't overcome his fear of doctors and hospitals. So he self-reliantly did what had to be done. He ...read more

  • Miracle Story

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 5,760 views

    MIRACLE STORY Many years ago in Kenya, a parent of one of my students came to me and told me what God did for their family. His daughter was born with serious physical problems. Doctors said that she will not be able to give birth her entire life. Her father and mother began to pray fervently for ...read more

  • Is There A Doctor?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 29, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,716 views

    IS THERE A DOCTOR? I heard on the news of a woman who was on an overseas flight. She called flight attendant over to her and told her she was having a heart attack. The flight attendant asked, "Is there a doctor on board?" At that point, 67 heart doctors stood up. They were all headed to a ...read more

  • Adding To The Word

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,033 views

    ADDING TO THE WORD Years ago, my Dad's physician told him to take one aspirin a day for his heart. My Dad was a very smart man, but he figured if one aspirin is good, two would be better. So my dad "added" to the word of his physician, and day after day my dad took two aspirin. Everything went ...read more

  • I Remember A Friend I Had In College Whom I Took ...

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Sep 9, 2007
     | 1,458 views

    I remember a friend I had in college whom I took a road trip from VA Tech to Boston with. Along the way we stopped in DC to have dinner at a friend’s restaurant. The food was really good, the restaurant was good, the only problem was that I didn’t understand ANYTHING. You see, he was Korean, his 2 ...read more

  • Stubbornness  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2007
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     | 3,932 views

    Illustration: Stubbornness In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It wasn’t a ...read more

  • Ben Franklin  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,922 views

    Ben Franklin -Probably the most popular story of lightning involves old Ben Franklin. -Benjamin Franklin is credited with testing and discovering the effects of electricity through his historic kite flying experiment in Philadelphia in 1752. -The problem he and others had with lightning was ...read more

  • I Wonder If You Have Seen That Great Scene In ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 17, 2008
     | 1,630 views

    I wonder if you have seen that great scene in the the Monty python film where there is a man over indulging himself with food to the disgust of the waiter. As the gentlemen eats he’s get fatter and fatter to the point where he is absolutely full and he cannot eat anymore. His body looks like it ...read more

  • A Teenager Once Wrote This Letter To Ann ...

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
     | 1,940 views

    A teenager once wrote this letter to Ann Landers: “I am a 15 year old and my biggest problem is my mother. All she does is nag, nag, nag. From morning till night. It is, turn off the TV. Do your homework. Wash behind your neck. Stand up straight. Go clean your room. How can I get her off my case?” ...read more

  • He Had Been Married For 10 Years But Did Not ...

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Feb 28, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,066 views

    He had been married for 10 years but did not have any child even though he loved children. Everyone would ask him what was the problem. Some would even offer him medical advice free of charge but he kept trusting God and His word. He’d gone for several medical check ups and even his wife had been ...read more

  • Loneliness Affects Belief In God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,168 views

    LONELINESS AFFECTS BELIEF IN GOD People who feel lonely or isolated are more likely to believe in God and the supernatural, according to University of Chicago researcher Nicholas Epley. Lonely people try to create social connections by reaching out to old friends, making new ones, or believing in ...read more

  • Wineskins

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,642 views

    Snyder notes: "What did Jesus mean? Certainly he did not mean everything that Christians through the ages have taken from these words. Jesus distinguishes here between something essential and primary (the wine) and something secondary but also necessary and useful (the wineskins). Wineskins would ...read more

  • Tethered To God's Sovereignty

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 19, 2022
     | 1,454 views

    Let’s do a math problem. If a sheep was tethered to a pole on a rope that was 25 feet long, how many square feet would he have to graze? p r² . Let’s begin by squaring 25, we end up with 625. Multiplying by an approximation of p as 3.14, we end up with 1,962.5 square feet. We are ...read more

  • The Leaky Roof - Common Sense

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 27, 2024
     | 934 views

    Humor: Common Sense: The Pastor and the Leaking Roof One a church had replaced the roof. The pastor and some folks were in the Fellowship Hall celebrating the great accomplishment, when a horrific thunderstorm came. The roof started leaking right on top of the pastor’s head. Embarrassed and ...read more

  • Riding The Hallelujah Train To The End

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jan 16, 2021
     | 1,751 views

    We had a long, hard week with problems and difficulties that took time to solve, if they even were solved. It is quite interesting to me that when I solve one problem, two other problems appear. I think they’re all waiting in line. In particular, one day was rather difficult and zapped both of us ...read more

  • If It Was Up To Me

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 13, 2021
     | 1,189 views

    Fifty years ago, I was a teenager. Boy, do I miss those Days of Yore. It's not that I would like to relive them, but I was a much different person back then. As a teenager, I knew everything, and all you had to do was ask me. Even if you didn't ask me, I still would tell you what was on my ...read more

  • If She Cannot Fix It, It’s Not Broken

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 4, 2025
     | 25 views

    Life has its many ups and downs. There are some weeks when there are more downs than ups. But if I didn’t have a down, I probably wouldn’t appreciate an up. This past week was one of those down weeks. One day, we lost our electricity for maybe six hours, my printer died on me and some scammer ...read more