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  • Conflict Resolution

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    Psychologist Lynne Namka writes: Recent research shows that couples break up because they do not know how to resolve their differences through communication. Hostility only breeds more hostility. Venting the negative emotions may clear the air temporarily, but it does not solve the underlying ...read more

  • There's Story About An Atheist Who Traveled ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,912 views

    There’s story about an atheist who traveled around giving lectures at colleges and universities. At one of these lectures, he gave the challenge he gave every time. “If there’s a God, I challenge him to strike me down in the next 5 minutes.” Of course, the time went by and the tensions rose, ...read more

  • Dogs  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,908 views

    Dogs An old dog was watching a young dog chase his tail. The young dog stopped to rest, and told the older dog, “I believe happiness is in my tail, and if I catch it, then I will have happiness” The older, wiser dog said, “I caught mine once. . . and I found out that happiness is not in the ...read more

  • Our Code Of Jewish Law States That A Person ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 28, 2008
     | 1,130 views

    Our Code of Jewish Law states that a person should work for a living, but he should "work to live," and not "live to work." After morning Torah study, a person "should go to work, for all Torah which is not accompanied by work is destined to be nullified and in danger of causing transgression, ...read more

  • I Met My Best Friend In A Texas High School In ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 10, 2008
     | 1,300 views

    "I met my best friend in a Texas high school in 1981. We were both military brats who’d spent time in Germany so we had some stuff in common. "While my mom was organizing old photos in 1986, we discovered that my family and my best friend’s family had stayed at the same hotel in Munich during the ...read more

  • Contrary To Much Emphasis Today In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 2,505 views

    "Contrary to much emphasis today in the evangelical church, true prayer, like true worship, centers on God's glory, not man's needs. True prayer focuses on Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy will." "We cannot help being exposed to assaults, but we pray that we may not fall and perish under them. The ...read more

  • The Lord Has Given Everyone Of Us Sufficient ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 1,918 views

    The Lord has given everyone of us sufficient ability to attain success in life. There are many stories of people who succeed despite of their physical handicapped: Blind people, crippled, people with no arms, no feet, etc. Only people with no heads who did not succeed in life. An artist in Mexico ...read more

  • While Touring, Europe A Tourist Visited A Lovely ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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     | 1,811 views

    While touring, Europe a tourist visited a lovely estate in Italy. He admired the beautiful garden encountering the gardener he said, "You've done a beautiful job. How long have you worked here?" "Twenty-five years," came the answer. "How often has the owner been to this estate?" "Four ...read more

  • When A Person Works An Eight-Hour Day And ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
     | 1,692 views

    When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an ...read more

  • Church Alternatives

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,178 views

    CHURCH ALTERNATIVES A Barna study finds a majority of U.S. adults believe there are biblically legitimate alternatives to participation in a conventional church. Among them are engaging in faith activities at home with one’s family (acceptable by 89% of adults); being active in a house church ...read more

  • Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

  • Children Not Happier After Divorce  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,622 views

    CHILDREN NOT HAPPIER AFTER DIVORCE "One of the many myths of our culture is that divorce automatically rescues children from an unhappy marriage . . . However, when one looks at the thousands of children that my colleagues and I have interviewed at our center since 1980, most of whom were from ...read more

  • Sometimes It Concerns Me, The Number Of People ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Aug 21, 2008
     | 1,382 views

    "Sometimes it concerns me, the number of people who can quote my songs… but they can't quote the scriptures ... I mean, if entertainment is what you want, I suggest Christian entertainment … because I think it is good. But if what you want is spiritual nourishment, I suggest you go to church or ...read more

  • 6. Similarities Between The Death Of Stephen ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 10, 2008
     | 11,111 views

    6. Similarities between the death of Stephen and the death of Jesus (note: I have altered): 1. Both were tried before the high priest 2. Both were accused by false witnesses 3. Both were accused of threatening to destroy the temple 4. Both mention "the Son of Man" 5. Both charged with blasphemy 6. ...read more

  • The Best Food For You Is The Word Of God Itself. ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 20, 2008
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    "The best food for you is the Word of God itself. Sermons and books are well enough, but streams that run for a long distance above ground gradually gather for themselves somewhat of the soil through which they flow, and they lose the cool freshness with which they started from the spring head. ...read more

  • Someone Wrote: What Is Your God? "Whatever You ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,571 views

    Someone wrote: WHAT IS YOUR GOD? "Whatever you love most, serve most, seek out most, give to the most, worship the most, and care about the most is your god. Your “god” can be your career, your bank account, the way you look, a particular position or degree, influence, power, or physical ...read more

  • Unmarked Police Car

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2009
     | 1,907 views

    UNMARKED POLICE CAR As my husband, the county highway commissioner, was driving to the hospital for treatment of his painful leg, he decided to use the valet parking service so he wouldn’t have to walk far. Staring at his official-looking vehicle, one of the valets asked my husband if he was ...read more

  • Revivals Are Born After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    REVIVALS ARE BORN AFTER MIDNIGHT A. W. Tozer: "There is considerable truth in the idea that revivals are born after midnight, for revivals (or any other spiritual gifts and graces) come only to those who want them badly enough. It may be said without qualification that every man is as holy and as ...read more

  • Jim Lopardo Tells This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    Jim Lopardo tells this story: I was a percussion major when I was in college, and during a rehearsal of the student orchestra, my section kept making mistakes. "When you’re too dumb to play anything," the professor conducting us sneered, "they give you a couple of sticks, put you in the back and ...read more

  • A Royal ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 4,852 views

    A ROYAL FAMILY President William Howard Taft’s great granddaughter was asked to write her autobiography when she was in the third grade. And this is what she wrote: "My great-grandfather was President of the United Sates. My grandfather was a United States Senator. My father is an ambassador. ...read more