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  • Shadowlands -- A Broadway Play, Later Made Into A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,184 views

    Shadowlands -- a Broadway play, later made into a motion picture -- tells the story of C. S. Lewis and his wife, Joy . . .of their intense love for one another . . .and of the shadow that was cast across their life. Shadowlands portrays their struggle with Joy’s cancer. After Joy’s death, Lewis ...read more

  • The Weaver  PRO

    Contributed by David Haun on Dec 21, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,979 views

    "The Weaver" J.B. Hernley My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me, I may not choose the colors, He knows what they should be. For He can view the pattern upon the upper side, While I can see it only on this, the under side. "Sometimes He weaveth sorrow, which seems strange to me; But I ...read more

  • Harry Emerson Fosdick Once Suggested That There ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,033 views

    Harry Emerson Fosdick once suggested that there are three kinds of people in the world. First are the proud and self-satisfied, the impenitent (feeling no sorrow or regret) who do not even realize the mess they are in. Second, there are the penitint who are so crushed by their contrite ...read more

  • Someone Put It This Way: "A Preacher Teaches, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,975 views

    Someone put it this way: “A preacher teaches, though he must solicit his own class. He heals, though without pills or knife. He is sometimes a lawyer, often a social worker, something of an editor. He is a bit of a philosopher and entertainer. He is a salesman, a decorative piece for public ...read more

  • I'm Free

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,050 views

    I’M FREE Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, or to play. I know my parting has left a void, You must fill it with joy. A laugh, or perhaps a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened ...read more

  • Poem Called Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,592 views

    Poem called Hope It’s magic and it’s free. It’s not in a prescription. It’s not in an IV. It punctuates our laughter, it sparkles in our tears. It simmers under sorrows, and dissipates our fears. Do you know what Hope is? It’s reaching past today. It’s dreaming of tomorrow. It’s trying a ...read more

  • On July 1, 1935, A Man Actually Wrote These Words ...

    Contributed by Stephen Evoy on Jan 4, 2008
     | 1,665 views

    On July 1, 1935, a man actually wrote these words in his will: “Unto my two daughters, Francis Marie and Denise Victoria; by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father…I leave the sum of $1 to each and a father’s curse. May their respective lives be fraught with misery, unhappiness ...read more

  • Peace On ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 2, 2009
     | 8,057 views

    “Peace on Earth” Peace on earth, with a world at war? O what were the angels singing for That far-away night when the Star shown down With a glorious light on Bethlehem’s town? Peace on earth! They were singing of Him Who was born that night to redeem from sin; Who still has the power to cleanse ...read more

  • Paul Billheimer: The Agent Of Destruction

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2011
     | 4,556 views

    PAUL BILLHEIMER: THE AGENT OF DESTRUCTION In his book, Don't Waste Your Sorrows, Paul Billheimer wrote: "Satan is the agent of destruction, not God. Who was it that destroyed Job's fortune, family, and health when God permitted it done? Satan. Satan brings about accidents, sickness, disease, and ...read more

  • John Hiebert, A Former Bank-Robber, Became A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,380 views

    John Hiebert, a former bank-robber, became a Christian when he heard a bouncy tune coming from a tent-meeting in Oklahoma. The friend, ee called Jesus, transformed his life. He became a missionary with SIM and started a Bible school, Zabolo, in Nigeria that has trained thousands of Pastors, ...read more

  • The Life Of Andrew Urshan Is Remarkable To Say ...  PRO

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 17, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,324 views

    The life of Andrew Urshan is remarkable to say the least. There is a biography of him available from the Pentecostal Publishing House that every one ought to read. He wrote that his own disappointments had turned into being God’s appointments. There came a song from his own hand that was ...read more

  • A Man Lost His Job And A Sizeable Fortune During ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 13, 2005
     | 1,659 views

    A man lost his job and a sizeable fortune during a recession. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith - the only thing he had left. One day when he was out searching for employment, he stopped to watch some men who were doing stonework on a large church ...read more

  • Don Quixote De La Mancha  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,063 views

    Have you ever heard the story of DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA? Don Quixote was called the KNIGHT OF THE SORROWFUL COUNTENANCE! Don Quixote was a knight, he had a horse, he had full armor, and knew important people. Don seemed to have some mental problems. Don decided to go to battle, he grabbed his ...read more

  • A Dish Of Tongue

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 17, 2006
     | 3,563 views

    J. Whitcomb Brougher tells this story: A Greek philosopher asked his servant to provide the best dish possible. The servant prepared a dish of tongue, saying: “It is the best of all dishes, because with it we may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, remove despair, cheer the ...read more

  • Max Lucado (As Found In His ‘god's Inspirational ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Killam on Apr 18, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 9,228 views

    Max Lucado (as found in his ‘God’s Inspirational Promise Book’, but written for his book, ‘In the Eye of the Storm’), told this fictional story of an angel trying to find another way for salvation: “He looked around the hill and foresaw a scene. Three figures hung on three crosses. Arms spread. ...read more

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,283 views

    Be Gentle With Thy Wife (from Doris Shields) Be gentle, for you little know How many trials rise; Although to thee they may seem small, To her of giant size. Be gentle, though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, The heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be ...read more

  • Tetrullian, Who Can Be Described As An Early ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,594 views

    Tetrullian, who can be described as an early church father once said, “How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice. . . . Nothing divides them either in flesh or in spirit. . . . ...read more

  • John Howard Griffin Was A White Man Who Believed ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
     | 1,880 views

    John Howard Griffin was a white man who believed he could never understand the plight of African-Americans unless he became like one. In 1959, he darkened his skin with medication, sun lamps, and stains, then traveled throughout the South. His book, Black Like Me, helped whites better understand ...read more

  • Cain's Envy

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,026 views

    CAIN'S ENVY Cain is displaying an attitude that many non-Christians have about Christians. There is often indignation from those who don’t believe they deserve to be in God’s favor, derogatory statements like, "Christians are a bunch of do-gooders, hypocrites etc." Often this reflects their deep ...read more

  • Poem,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
     | 3,341 views

    Poem, “Peace on Earth” Peace on earth, with a world at war? O what were the angels singing for That far-away night when the Star shown down With a glorious light on Bethlehem’s town? Peace on earth! They were singing of Him Who was born that night to redeem from sin; Who still has the power to ...read more