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  • A Young American Engineer Was Sent To Ireland By ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 28, 2007
     | 2,141 views

    A young American engineer was sent to Ireland by his company to work in a new electronics plant. It was a two-year assignment that he had accepted because it would enable him to earn enough to marry his long-time girlfriend. She had a job near her home in Tennessee, and their plan was to pool their ...read more

  • Are You A Weed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
     | 3,106 views

    ARE YOU A WEED? I would like to tell you a story about how a little girl helped the neighbor bully change his ways. The bully's name was Todd; his parents were divorced, and he was left to fend for himself. He's rude, and for an eight-year-old he can swear pretty good. When he comes over to ...read more

  • God Knows

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009
     | 3,459 views

    "GOD KNOWS" I am reminded of that wonderful line in Archibald MacLeish’s J.B., the Broadway version of the Book of Job as told in verse. Before the great businessman, the J.B. of the play’s title is brought down by the desperate circumstances recounted in the first two chapters of Job, one of ...read more

  • On May 27, 1992, In Sarajevo, One Of The Few ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 16, 2004
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     | 2,138 views

    On May 27, 1992, in Sarajevo, one of the few bakeries that still had a supply of flour was making and distributing bread to the starving, war-shattered people. At 4 P.M. a long line stretched into the street. Suddenly, a mortar shell fell directly into the middle of the line, killing 22 people ...read more

  • The Colt Mccoy Story

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
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    THE COLT MCCOY STORY College football experienced a masterpiece national championship game featuring the number one ranked Crimson Tide from Alabama against the undefeated ballers from the University of Texas. The Longhorns, led by their Heisman nominated quarterback Colt McCoy hoped to prove to ...read more

  • A Short While Ago, Comic-Book Creator, Stan Lee ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Maskell on Aug 18, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,362 views

    A short while ago, comic-book creator, Stan Lee and company created a 6-week reality-based television series entitled, "Who Wants to be a Superhero?" As a part of their initial search, they sent out nationwide notices stating that they were looking for folks who have never lost that inner drive to ...read more

  • Margaret's Story  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,937 views

    MARGARET’S STORY A young woman named Margaret had spent decades battling depression and anxiety that were traced back to a horrible day in school when a Teacher, frustrated with her tardiness, made her stand in front of the room and invited all the students to come up to the board and write ...read more

  • Poem: I Am Just A Raindrop  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    POEM: “I Am Just a Raindrop” The following poem was heard on Paul Harvey’s broadcast in 2004: I AM JUST A RAINDROP I am just a raindrop I was born in the sky and settled into a hillside there to dance in the sun and sparkle And nourish green and growing things But there are other raindrops on the ...read more

  • The Flat Tire  PRO

    Contributed by Normand Cote on May 16, 2001
    based on 195 ratings
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    Introduction: > A man was driving down a road and he almost didn’t see the old lady, > stranded on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of day, he > could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and > got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached ...read more

  • One Day Little 3-Year-Old Beverly Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 14, 2001
    based on 109 ratings
     | 1,770 views

    ILL. One day little 3-year-old Beverly was playing with her toys. Her mother, who was folding laundry across the room, noticed Beverly’s blouse was dirty & needed to be changed. So she told Beverly to take it off & bring it to her so she could wash it. After telling her twice with no ...read more

  • Love Truly Does Compel Us To Go The ...

    Contributed by William Yates on Nov 8, 2003
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    Illustration: Love truly does compel us to go the distance for the object of our affection. Mel Gibson, playing cab driver Jerry Fletcher in “Conspiracy Theory,” said this to someone riding in his cab: “Love gives you wings! It makes you fly. I don’t even call it love—I call it Geronimo. You see, ...read more

  • A Man Went To Church With An Angel As Guide. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jan 28, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,361 views

    A man went to church with an angel as guide. The church was filled, but oddly, there was no sound. The organist played, but no music could be heard; the choir’s lips moved, but no song came forth. The pastor went through the motions of preaching, but the man heard nothing. He asked the angel, ...read more

  • I Was Eating In A Restaurant When Mike Croel, A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Oct 19, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,451 views

    I was eating in a restaurant when Mike Croel, a linebacker for the Denver Broncos walked in. I was so excited because he played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in college and I had followed his career closely. I happened to be wearing Huskers stuff and went and got his autograph right there at the ...read more

  • By The Way, The Subject Of Rest Reminds Me About ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 25, 2005
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    By the way, the subject of rest reminds me about this story I heard about a father who was playing cops and robbers with his 3 active sons in the back yard after dinner. One of the boys "shot" his dad and yelled, "Bang! You’re dead!" The dad fell dramatically to the ground. But then, he just lay ...read more

  • Let Me Give You A For Instance. How Many People ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 9, 2006
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    Let me give you a for instance. How many people here today have been told by well meaning parents that they just don’t want to impose religion on their children, that they want to wait until they make up their own minds for them to choose? I am not going out on a limb here, but if there is one ...read more

  • Your Self Esteem Is A Reflection Of How You ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 26, 2006
     | 2,043 views

    Your self esteem is a reflection of how you believe other people see you. It consists of who you think other people think you are. And that can be a real downer. Lindy Chappoten, a pitcher of middling talents who played for the old Shawnee Hawks in the Class D Sooner League, was once traded to the ...read more

  • Your Self Esteem Is A Reflection Of How You ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 26, 2006
     | 1,524 views

    Your self esteem is a reflection of how you believe other people see you. It consists of who you think other people think you are. And that can be a real downer. Lindy Chappoten, a pitcher of middling talents who played for the old Shawnee Hawks in the Class D Sooner League, was once traded to the ...read more

  • I Was Just Watching The Movie,

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 30, 2009
     | 1,424 views

    I was just watching the movie, “Chicken Run” the other night. In the movie, the rooster, played by Mel Gibson has convinced two rats who scrounge for things to get them what they need to help the chickens escape the chicken farm. The rats had been demanding eggs, but the hens had refused. But ...read more

  • Have Faith

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,075 views

    "HAVE FAITH" My husband, Ron, once taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, Ron got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances. Most important, he taught them to ‘have faith’ that is to believe ...read more

  • What Does Revelation Mean?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2011
     | 4,916 views

    WHAT DOES REVELATION MEAN? A group of kids were playing basketball in the high school gym. An elderly janitor was reading the Bible while waiting patiently for the game to end. After the game, one of the kids said “What are you reading?” The janitor said “I’m reading the book of Revelation.” ...read more