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  • Is There Any Hope?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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     | 8,153 views

    IS THERE ANY HOPE? Years ago an S-4 submarine was rammed by a ship off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank immediately. The entire crew was trapped in a prison house of death. Every effort was made to rescue the crew, but all ultimately failed. Near the end of the ordeal, a deep sea diver, who ...read more

  • What Gets Your Attention?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2011
     | 2,856 views

    WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION? Two friends were sitting together in a café when a noisy car alarm interrupted their conversation. One friend said: "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" The other friend said "Some are quite effective. Last summer, my teenager spent a lot ...read more

  • Better And Wiser Judge

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Sep 23, 2011
     | 3,158 views

    BETTER AND WISER JUDGE Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray once informed a man who had appeared before him in a lower court and had escaped conviction on a technicality: "I know that you are guilty and you know it, and I wish you to remember that one day you will stand before a better and wiser ...read more

  • Communication Problems

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,388 views

    COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS A woman went to court and told the judge she wanted a divorce. "Do you have any grounds?" the judge asked. "Just two acres," she replied. "That's not it, lady. I mean, do you have a grudge?" "No, we park the car in the front of the house." Frustrated, the judge ...read more

  • The New Baby...?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 13, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,785 views

    THE NEW BABY...? For weeks a six-year-old lad kept telling his first-grade teacher about the baby brother or sister that was expected at his house. One day the mother allowed the boy to feel the movements of the unborn child. The six-year old was obviously impressed, but made no comment. ...read more

  • Supporting The Poor  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 8, 2013
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,412 views

    SUPPORTING THE POOR In a 1998 article in Christian History magazine, Rodney Stark said: "In a world lacking social services, Christians were their brothers' keepers. At the end of the second century AD, Tertullian wrote that while pagan temples spend their donations "on feasts and drinking ...read more

  • A Lady Was Out Hitting All The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Feb 27, 2003
    based on 83 ratings
     | 2,669 views

    Illustration: A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, “Prayer Changes Lives.” She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the dinning ...read more

  • James Moore Tells The Story In "Attitude Is Your ...

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,843 views

    James Moore tells the story in “Attitude Is Your Paintbrush” of a young orphaned boy who had been taken to his grandmother’s house. The house caught fire one night. The grandmother tried to rescue the little boy, but was overcome by smoke and died in the disaster. As the fire blazed, a crowd ...read more

  • In The Former Soviet Union Several Years Ago, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 897 views

    In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk, they ...read more

  • There Used To Be An Egg Farm About 5 Miles From ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
     | 906 views

    There used to be an egg farm about 5 miles from here, out on Reed Ellis Road. From time to time, when I was growing up, we used to take one of our 2 ton trucks down there to the chicken farm and pick up a couple of loads of chicken manure to put on our pastures to help the grass grow. I remember ...read more

  • Some Of You Remember That Once Upon A Time I Was ...

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Aug 25, 2008
     | 1,347 views

    Some of you remember that once upon a time I was -- sort of a hippie. It was during college -- Patty and I both attended K-State. My second Summer in college I left conservative K-State and went to a Navigator summer program in Boulder, CO. If you’ve been to Boulder you’ve seen the remnants of ...read more

  • In The City Of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, A Muslim ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,800 views

    In the city of Mashed, Pastor Soodman, a Muslim convert was hung for his faith in Christ. His assistant took over the leadership of the church. The assistant was arrested and released, but each week was interrogated by the authorities. The pressure was intense, and his wife feared he might break. ...read more

  • Sir Isaac Newton Was A Very Famous Mathematician ...

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on May 19, 2009
     | 3,619 views

    Sir Isaac Newton was a very famous mathematician and scientist who strongly believed in God. However, he had a very close friend who did not believe in God, so Sir Isaac devised a plan to try to convince his friend that God did exist and had created the Universe. One day, he went to a carpentry ...read more

  • Bible Riddles

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,066 views

    BIBLE RIDDLES Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? A. Ruthless. Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds. Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest ...read more

  • Beholden To Money

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
     | 4,810 views

    BEHOLDEN TO MONEY In his book How Much Is Enough? Hungering For God In An Affluent Culture author and Founder of Bread for the World: Arthur Simon writes about Bryce and Ellen, "a couple in their mid-thirties. They have two sons and a daughter, and on Sundays the family attends church more often ...read more

  • Statistics On Loneliness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2011
     | 4,354 views

    STATISTICS ON LONELINESS This week I read an article by Medical News Today about the health effects of loneliness. Quoting the article, it states that "there is evidence that the risk of developing and dying from heart disease can depend on the strength of one's social network of friends and ...read more

  • A Bad Day  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 17, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,535 views

    A BAD DAY Mr. Insured had just purchased a new 7509cc Honda motorcycle. After a few leisurely trips around the block to become acquainted with this powerful new machine, he parked the cycle in front of his home to show it off to his neighbors. It started to rain, however, and not wanting to get ...read more

  • The Importance Of Family Meals

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 2, 2012
     | 3,146 views

    THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY MEALS "Kids who dine with the folks are healthier, happier, and better students, which is why a dying tradition is coming back." That's what an in-depth study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University concluded after nearly a decade of ...read more

  • Mike Mack- When I Was About 10 Years Old, I M...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 8, 2016
     | 4,591 views

    Mike Mack- When I was about 10 years old, I made friends with two brothers in my neighborhood, Tim and Jeff Ward. Perhaps because I did not have a brother living at home, or just for fun, I told them I had a twin brother named Mark. We would be playing Wiffle ball, and I’d go home, change ...read more

  • Claim Your Seat At The Table

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Dec 25, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,286 views

    Illus. Story of Sam the dog, Growing up we had a farm dog and his name was Sam. Sam never had any of the frills dogs nowadays enjoy. Sam was never allowed to beg at the table, because Sam was never allowed in the house and was only fed table scraps my mom turned into some kind of gravy ...read more

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