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  • The Big Feather Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 1,509 views

    “The Big Feather Bed” Dr. J.C. Massee was pastor of Tremont Temple in Boston but he was reared in Georgia. He said his mother was the sweetest woman in the world, but there was one thing she was very strict about. She wouldn’t let her children play on her snow-white feather beds. She prided ...read more

  • Missing The Circus  PRO

    Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
    based on 303 ratings
     | 6,848 views

    MISSING THE CIRCUS A little boy who lived far out in the country in the late 1800s had reached the age of twelve and had never in all his life seen a circus. You can imagine his excitement, when one day a poster went up at school announcing that on the next Saturday a traveling circus was coming ...read more

  • Living On The Mountain  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 22, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,785 views

    LIVING ON THE MOUNTAIN Listen to one man’s remarkable discovery at Smokey Mountain near the Philippine capital of Manila: "A gigantic man-made mound, perhaps 100 feet high, ran on before us for a mile or more. Wisps of smoke rose from fissures all over the sides and top of this municipal dump and ...read more

  • Last Month Charlie Summers, The Pastor Of Seigle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jacob Golden, Jr. on Apr 20, 2002
    based on 43 ratings
     | 2,120 views

    Last month Charlie Summers, the pastor of Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, wrote an op–ed piece for The Observer that I wish I’d written. Charlie stands in an interesting place. He’s got one foot planted among the poorest folks in Charlotte, for Seigle Avenue is in the heart of ...read more

  • Strange Theories  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,825 views

    STRANGE THEORIES These are the results of a “Creative Scientific Theories Contest” sponsored by Omni magazine: GRAND PRIZE WINNER: When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet. And when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast ...read more

  • Room After All  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,458 views

    ROOM AFTER ALL This is the story of a nine year-old boy named Wallace Purling. Larger than most kids, he was also slow in mind. But the children all liked him. He was so much bigger than they, but he never bullied them. In fact, he was the ever-present defender of the smaller boys. Wally wanted ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,260 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • At Approximately 3:20 On The Morning Of March ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,878 views

    “At approximately 3:20 on the morning of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old …(Kitty) Genovese was returning to her home in a nice middle-class area of Queens, NY…. She parked her ….(car) in a nearby parking lot, turned-off the lights and started the walk to her second floor apartment some 35 ...read more

  • The Little Boy And The Circus  PRO

    Contributed by Ely Lambert on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,004 views

    The Little Boy and the Circus A little boy who lived far out in the country in the late 1800s had reached the age of twelve and had never in all his life seen a circus. You can imagine his excitement, when one day a poster went up at school announcing that on the next Saturday a traveling circus ...read more

  • When The Federal Troops Occupied Cheraw, South ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,088 views

    When the Federal troops occupied Cheraw, South Carolina, the Confederates left so much gun powder behind that the Union troops decided to dump most of it in a little creek. Some of the Union troops were looking for some entertainment so they scooped up handfuls of the powder and carried it to ...read more

  • Mavis Lays An Egg  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 7, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,135 views

    MAVIS LAYS AN EGG On a bright, beautiful day, full of promise, Mavis laid an egg. This was not an extraordinary event since Mavis was a chicken, but Mavis was not pleased. "An egg? An egg? What do I want with an egg?" said Mavis to herself. "An egg is just not in my plans. I’ll have to get rid ...read more

  • A Pastor Ran Into The Grocery Store One Day To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tex Cox on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,415 views

    A pastor ran into the grocery store one day to pick up a couple of things he was needing – he was in a big hurry because he was running behind trying to get to his next appointment. He quickly went through the checkout counter – paid for his stuff – grabbed the receipt and change and out the ...read more

  • May 26, 2002, Memorial Day Weekend, A Barge Pilot ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,273 views

    May 26, 2002, Memorial day weekend, a barge pilot passed out and hit a bridge span of I-40 over the Arkansas river. This accident dropped a 600 foot span of the bridge 62 feet into the swift flowing river below. Eleven people (and a trailer full of show horses) died as their cars and 18-wheelers ...read more

  • Somewhere I Read The Story Of A Family With A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jelle Horjus on Nov 1, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,250 views

    Somewhere I read the story of a family with a small boy, his parents and his grandfather. It happened that every evening when the family was having dinner at the table, the old grandfather spilled the food on his clothes. He was old, his hands were trembling and he could not move the spoon to his ...read more

  • A Candy Maker In Indiana Wanted To Make A Candy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,949 views

    A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy: white to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless ...read more

  • I Read An Email Story This Week About A Group Of ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Feb 18, 2007
     | 1,018 views

    I read an email story this week about a group of salesmen who attended a convention out-of-town some years back. As they rushed through the terminal to get to their departing flight, one of them accidentally knocked over a table that held a display of apples. They continued running for their ...read more

  • In 1987, I Was Called As A Paramedic To A Child ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,530 views

    In 1987, I was called as a paramedic to a child hit by a car. As it turned out, it was one of my elders’ sons, Michael, who was only 5 years old. He was in critical condition with head injuries and needed to be transferred to a trauma center as soon as possible. I was still fairly new in my ...read more

  • A Dear Lady In The Church I Serve Shared With Me ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on May 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,531 views

    A dear lady in the church I serve shared with me a poem she cut out of a magazine over 60 years ago. It has the spirit of what Dr. Graham’s mother felt about being a mother: A Mother’s Prayer Sing me no eulogy of praise, Give me no hallowed stool; Just let me be my children’s friend, ...read more

  • Jennifer M. Ginn Shares A Similar Experience, In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,939 views

    Jennifer M. Ginn shares a similar experience, in her article “Living by the Word,” published in Christian Century [February, 2004]. She begins by quoting the words of a song that was popular when she was at camp. “I have decided to follow Jesus, I have decided to follow Jesus, I have decided to ...read more

  • Molokai

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,011 views

    Molokai You have probably never heard of the island of Molokai. Well, it’s located in the state of Hawaii. And it has quite a history. You have to go way back to the late 1800’s to understand its significance. You see, back then, there was no cure for the highly contagious and deadly disease called ...read more

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