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  • Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Was Impeached ...

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 26, 2009
     | 1,269 views

    Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the state House by a 114 to one vote. After racing back to his Chicago home before the vote could deprive him of a ride home on the state plane, Blagojevich once again said he was the victim of a rush to judgment. "And the fight goes on," he told ...read more

  • Spiritual Leadership Begins At Home

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
     | 4,240 views

    SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP BEGINS AT HOME I like the way Paul Carlson put it in Leadership Journal years ago. He said, "Your spiritual leadership begins at home. In dealing with the family, remember that you have been blessed by the Lord, not beatified. Don’t expect your wife to stop asking you to carry ...read more

  • Don't Just Admit It

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
     | 2,236 views

    DON'T JUST ADMIT IT There was a cartoon in which little George Washington is standing with an axe in his hand. Before him lying on the ground is the famous cherry tree. He has already made his smug admission that he did it -- after all, he "cannot tell a lie." But his father is standing there ...read more

  • The Tortoise And The Hare

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
     | 2,081 views

    THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE A tortoise and a hare started to dispute which of them was the swifter, and before separating they made an appointment for a certain time and place to settle the matter. The hare had such confidence in his natural fleetness that he did not trouble about the race, but lay ...read more

  • Home Bible Study Fined

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 29, 2011
     | 2,593 views

    HOME BIBLE STUDY FINED San Juan Capistrano, CA -- 2011: Chuck and Stephanie Fromm were fined $300 and ordered to stop holding a regular Bible study at their home. The meeting violates a city ordinance as a "church" and not as a private gathering, they were told. They also face additional charges ...read more

  • The Thermostat On The Wall Of Our Homes Offers A ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 28, 2007
     | 2,123 views

    The thermostat on the wall of our homes offers a great spiritual challenge. It contains a thermostat and a thermometer. What’s the difference? The thermostat controls the temperature. You set it at the temperature you want and it starts and stops the furnace or air conditioner at the right ...read more

  • Philip Anschutz, A Multibillionaire Former ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,126 views

    Philip Anschutz, a multibillionaire former oilman and co-owner of several sports teams started funding positive movies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia." He said he was driven to get into the movie business by his anger at the focus on sex and violence in mainstream films. "My wife and I now have ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Time Published Some Revealing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 1,147 views

    "Several years ago Time published some revealing statistics. It reported that every year 36 to 77 of every 100,000 physicians in our country commit suicide, three times the rate of the general population … Los Angeles psychiatrist Robert Litman offers his explanation: ’They believe themselves to ...read more

  • And Yet James Dobson Asked Hundreds Of Teens What ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Limiero on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
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    And yet James Dobson asked hundreds of teens what they would like to tell their parents. Their answers might surprise you: * Teach us about God and spiritual things. * Guide us towards good marriages by modeling a good one. * Don’t curse and smoke, if you don’t want us too. * Be consistent and ...read more

  • In Ancient Greece They Had Great Theatrical ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Bond on Jan 24, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 2,602 views

    In ancient Greece they had great theatrical events, plays in large amphitheaters. They didn’t have microphones to make their voices heard, and they didn’t have cameras to magnify their images onto screens, so they invented their own system. They developed big masks. The masks made them look like ...read more

  • Spending Time With The Kids?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,177 views

    SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS? The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of ...read more

  • A Game To Rest  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 16, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
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    A GAME TO REST A father had three very active boys. One summer evening, he was playing cops and robbers in the back yard after dinner. One of the boys "shot" his father and yelled, "Bang! You’re dead!" He slumped to the ground and when he didn’t get up right away, a neighbor ran over to see if ...read more

  • Have You Been Good?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 2,998 views

    My pastor friend, Danny Moss, recent- ly told about the time he ’played Santa’ in a mall in Meridian, MS. Danny said he had children come through with up to thirty things on their ’want list.’ But one small boy really got his attention. Danny said, "I asked him if he’d been a good boy?" It’s a ...read more

  • I Am Reminder Here Of A Church Nursery, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Mar 5, 2003
    based on 52 ratings
     | 1,967 views

    I am reminder here of a Church nursery, The Church had a speaker located in the nursery so the ladies could hear the preachers sermon, as they worked with the children. Often during the sermon, the preacher would raise his voice in a loud tone in order to get his message point across. In the ...read more

  • Some Of Us Are Like The Preacher Who Was On A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 3, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
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    Some of us are like the preacher who was on a diet and prayed as he drove to work- "Now, Lord if it is your Will for me not to have any donuts this morning You make sure there are no parking places in front of the donut shop." And he later said, "I ate the donuts because there were two places right ...read more

  • Honesty Does Not Come From Out Of Nowhere. It Is ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 25, 2005
    based on 1 rating
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    Honesty does not come from out of nowhere. It is a product of your moral convictions. But what do you do when your convictions are challenged? It is faith that gives you the strength to go on believing. Though I am a Christian, I respect the religions of others, and I think that they play a vital ...read more

  • Never Really Connected  PRO

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on May 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,911 views

    NEVER REALLY CONNECTED One night I saw my 7 year old daughter walking around with a cell phone. She was talking away. She would ask questions, wait for a reply, and give answers to apparent questions: "Yes...no...maybe...I’ll have to check on that..." and so on. Finally, worried about the bill ...read more

  • What If Porcupines Could Dance? They Are God's ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
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    What if porcupines could dance? They are God’s idea of the animal kingdom’s version of a cactus. Imagine a cactus gliding, twirling around the ballroom as the orchestra plays a waltz. Or look at that cactus in an embrace of the tango - striding, dipping, heads bobbing to the music. Cheek-to-cheek. ...read more

  • Growing Up Too Fast Youth Are Maturing At An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,659 views

    Growing Up Too Fast Youth are maturing at an accelerated pace. Preschoolers are playing with toys that would have been considered suitable for an 11-year-old a decade ago. A Sesame Street Parents survey finds moms with kids under 12 are more afraid of exposing kids to pop media-dictated pop-culture ...read more

  • Research Psychologists Have ...

    Contributed by Craige Lebreton on Feb 22, 2006
     | 2,127 views

    Illustration: Research psychologists have found there are at least three situations when we do not act like ourselves. First, the average person puts on airs when he visits the lobby of a fancy hotel. Next, the typical Jane Doe will try to hide her emotions and bamboozle the salesman when she ...read more