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  • A Vicar Had A Dream. He Was On His Way To Heaven. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 9, 2000
    based on 154 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    A vicar had a dream. He was on his way to heaven. Before him there stretched a long flight of stairs. As he started to go up, he was given a piece of chalk and told that he must put a chalk mark on each of the steps for each sin he had committed. When he was about halfway up he met the bishop ...read more

  • Winston Churchill Exemplified Integrity And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
     | 4,236 views

    Winston Churchill exemplified integrity and respect in the face of opposition. During his last year in office, he attended an official ceremony. Several rows behind him two gentlemen began whispering. “That’s Winston Churchill.” “They say he is getting senile.” “They say he should step aside and ...read more

  • Clarence Jordan, Author Of The "Cotton Patch" New ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
     | 2,663 views

    Clarence Jordan, author of the “Cotton Patch” New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister’s church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported pews and luxurious decoration. As they stepped ...read more

  • A Small Girl Had Been Promised The Privilege Of ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 13, 2006
     | 4,421 views

    A small girl had been promised the privilege of climbing to a nearby hilltop where her brother enjoyed playing. But when she came within sight of the steep, rough path, she drew back in dismay. “Why, there isn’t a smooth spot anywhere. It’s all bumpy and stony!” she exclaimed.  “Yes,” said her ...read more

  • The Noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 14, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,169 views

    The noted Chinese Christian, Watchmen Nee, had this to say about knowing truth: “The normal Christian life must begin with a very definite ‘knowing,’ which is not just knowing something about the truth nor understanding some important doctrine. It’s not an intellectual knowledge at all, but an ...read more

  • I Remember A Game We Used To Play In Phys. Ed., ...

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 4, 2007
     | 1,730 views

    I remember a game we used to play in phys. ed., during the wrestling unit. There was a circle on the mat, and the object of the contest was to knock your opponent off balance and get some portion of his body to touch outside the designated circle - the goal was to stand your ground - and, as you ...read more

  • A Woman Who Was A Very Devout Christian For Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,871 views

    A woman who was a very devout Christian for many years had a husband who was not a Christian. He liked to go to bars and accused her of not wanting to be with him. He objected to her going to church. She decided to start going to the bars with him. She made this choice at a little fork in the road. ...read more

  • What Is It Like To Sign Your Name To A Paper That ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 9, 2007
     | 1,520 views

    What is it like to sign your name to a paper that could possibly mean the end of your life? What is it like to walk down the cold hallways of a processing station? What is it like to sleep in a squeaky bunk bed where men have laid down their lives to never come home again? It takes the faith of ...read more

  • It's Every Airplane Passenger's Nightmare -- ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 25, 2008
     | 1,469 views

    It’s every airplane passenger’s nightmare -- getting stuck near a crying baby. I was manning the ticket counter at a busy airport when the sound of a sobbing infant filled the air. As the next passenger stepped up to the desk, he glanced at the tot and rolled his eyes. "Don’t worry," I said to him ...read more

  • Here's A Clean, Crisp, Twenty Dollar Bill That's ...

    Contributed by Dan Steadman on Mar 22, 2008
     | 2,679 views

    Here’s a clean, crisp, twenty dollar bill that’s worth $20. If I wrinkle it up, and scrunch it all into a ball, how much is it worth? $20. What about if I step on it, and grind it into the dirt—even tear it? Yes, it’s still worth $20. If that’s true for a piece of paper with numbers and pictures on ...read more

  • Faith Isn't Comfortable

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 29, 2009
     | 3,137 views

    FAITH ISN'T COMFORTABLE "You will never learn faith in comfortable surroundings. God gives us the promises in a quiet hour; God seals our covenants with great and gracious words, then He steps back and waits to see how much we believe; then He lets the tempter come, and the test seems to ...read more

  • Voice Of Authority

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2011
     | 3,605 views

    VOICE OF AUTHORITY When I was serving with YWAM in the summer of 1982, we played a concert at a school in Amsterdam. As the concert ended, the students began to come up to us and talking with us, and believe it or not, some even asked for our autographs. At that moment a tall, thin, man with a ...read more

  • That Cross Alone

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2011
     | 3,631 views

    THAT CROSS ALONE Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation, and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was getting a red-carpet tour of another minister's church. With pride the minister pointed to the rich, imported furnishings and luxurious ...read more

  • Your Cheatin' Heart

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 12, 2020
     | 2,266 views

    Ft. Knox guards $13 billion in gold. During WWII, the original Declaration of Independence, the original copy of the U.S. Constitution, the first printing of the copy of the Guttenberg Bible, and the original copy of Magna Carta were all moved to Ft. Knox. The security is updated constantly. Not ...read more

  • That Great Getting' Up Morning...

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Oct 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 573 views

    And now O Lord – When I’ve done drunk my last cup of sorrow— When I’ve been called everything but a child of God— When I’ve done travelling up the rough side of the mountain— O – Mary’s baby— When I start down the steep and slippery steps of death— When this old world begins to rock beneath my ...read more

  • Not Long Ago Americans Got To Know Another ...

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Sep 8, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,563 views

    Not long ago Americans got to know another American better. His name is General Norman H. Schwarzkopf. He showed great leadership ability in leading the troops in the Persian Gulf War, just like he had done throughout his military career beginning at West Point. In Vietnam he turned a battalion ...read more

  • When The Great Roman Army Was Sent To Fight In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,872 views

    When the great Roman army was sent to fight in Gaul, no soldiers were braver or more loyal than this band of wrestlers led by their centurion Vespasian. But news reached Nero that many Roman soldiers had accepted the Christian faith. Therefore, this decree was dispatched to the centurion Vespasian; ...read more

  • It Was The 1925 World Series. The Washington ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 1,786 views

    It was the 1925 World Series. The Washington Senators were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was close. Finally, Goose Gosling of the Washington Senators came to the plate. The ball was pitched. Strike 1! The catcher threw the ball back to the pitcher. Goose readied himself again. The ...read more

  • A Brother Like That  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,792 views

    A BROTHER LIKE THAT A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he asked. Paul nodded. "My brother gave ...read more

  • World Magazine, June 12 1999. "When Harvard ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,864 views

    World Magazine, June 12 1999. “When Harvard Divinity School dean Ronald F. Thiemann, a Lutheran theologian, suddenly stepped down from his post last November, he said it was for "personal and professional reasons." Last month, the Boston Globe filled in the blanks. It said he had been forced to ...read more