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  • What Waiting Actually Feels Like

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026
    based on 1 rating
     | 31 views

    When I was home in Texas, my dad was taken into the ER suddenly because his left hand stopped working like it should. The ends of his fingers were numb, and he couldn’t tell if he was grabbing objects even when he was. I met him at the hospital right before he went back, and when we walked into ...read more

  • A Real Bad Dude  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 14, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,713 views

    A Real Bad Dude An old fellow had been in the north woods for weeks by himself, camping out. Each night at dusk he built a campfire, boiled water for coffee, and took out his skillet to fry up some bacon for dinner. As he was sitting by the fire one night, the water boiling and the bacon ...read more

  • The Good Night Kiss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,304 views

    THE GOOD NIGHT KISS At the end of their first date, a young man takes the girl back to her home. Emboldened by the night, he decides to try for that important first kiss. With an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and, smiling, he says to her, "Darling, how ’bout a good ...read more

  • A Sea Captain Once Related A Thrilling Incident ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 4, 2003
     | 1,693 views

    A sea captain once related a thrilling incident from his own experience. A few years ago he was sailing by the island of Cuba when the cry ran through the ship, ’Man overboard!’ It was impossible to steer the ship in time, so he seized a rope and threw it over the ship’s stern, crying out to the ...read more

  • Years Ago, An Evangelist Was Holding A Meeting ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
     | 1,637 views

    Years ago, an evangelist was holding a meeting in South Carolina. Two men in the church a man and his son-in-law had not spoken to each other for many years. Each of them came to church every Sunday. The father-in-law sat on one side of the church and the son-in-law sat on the other side. The ...read more

  • We Stand Before The Lord

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,383 views

    We stand before the Lord like a child with her hand in the candy jar. who finds he cannot withdraw his hand without letting go of the candy. She is unwilling to do this The candy represents everything we want in life at that moment. But he child is helpless caught between 2 desires candy ...read more

  • Cleaning Is Hard Work

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 20, 2009
     | 3,075 views

    CLEANING IS HARD WORK When I was in Bible College. Fridays were not fun. Those were the nights we had "work sections." You heard me -- "work sections." We changed out of our holy threads to work-clothes and started cleaning the College, from scrubbing potatoes to scrubbing floors. And none of this ...read more

  • Golfers Have A Change Of Heart

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,479 views

    GOLFERS HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART When you willingly give Jesus all that you are and all that you have, you receive so much more in return. I heard a story once about a group of guys who were returning from playing golf in rural Georgia. As they drove down a two-lane road they came up on a ...read more

  • One Mistake, And You're Finished

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,558 views

    ONE MISTAKE, AND YOU’RE FINISHED When I was chaplain at the University of Maryland, there was a religious group on campus which left no room for mistakes. If you didn’t measure up, out you went. We heard that one of the students had been sent out of that group for drinking. Then we heard that ...read more

  • Glorify God In Your Body

    Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Dec 15, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,087 views

    When I was in high school at Littlefield, Texas, a boy was occasionally seen in the corridors who I did not ever see in my classes. His head was a grayish purple color, irregularly shaped, and at least twice the size of a normal person’s head. I understood that he was a student at the school who ...read more

  • At Sagamore Hill, After An Evening Of Talk, ...

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Mar 20, 2005
     | 1,744 views

    At Sagamore Hill, after an evening of talk, Roosevelt and a friend would go out on the lawn and search the skies for a certain spot of star-like light near the lower left-hand comer of the Great Square of Pegasus. Then Roosevelt would recite: "That is the Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda. It is as ...read more

  • During His 1960 Presidential Campaign, John F. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,061 views

    During his 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy often closed his speeches with the story of Colonel Davenport, the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives. One day in 1789, the sky of Hartford darkened ominously, and some of the representatives, glancing out the windows, feared ...read more

  • A Teenager Was Sitting In Church, And When The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 3,904 views

    A teenager was sitting in church, and when the collection plate was passed around, he quickly pulled a dollar bill from his pocket and dropped it in. Just then, the person behind him tapped him on his shoulder and handed him a $20 bill. The boy smiled, placed the $20 in the plate and passed it on, ...read more

  • Seems St. Peter And The Devil Had An Agreement To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,459 views

    Seems St. Peter and the Devil had an agreement to share the costs of maintaining the fence between Heaven and Hell. One weekend there was a bit of a brawl in Hell that got out of hand, and part of the fence was smashed. It went unfixed for weeks and St. Peter approached the Devil about mending ...read more

  • Be Strong!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,631 views

    ii. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle, face it: ’tis God’s gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil. Who’s to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce, O shame! Stand up, speak out and bravely, in God’s ...read more

  • The Love Of God

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
     | 7,388 views

    The Love Of God A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to ...read more

  • He Made Free Use Of Christian Vocabulary. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 2,171 views

    He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious stories to the press, ...read more

  • Bedouin Camel Drivers In The Mid-East Understand ...  PRO

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 133 ratings
     | 3,426 views

    Bedouin camel drivers in the mid-East understand how relationships can get out-of-balance this way. Camels are notoriously moody. Their selfish ways are legendary. From time to time a camel-driver senses his camel is fed-up with the owner. Wanting to head-off an explosion, the owner will hand ...read more

  • Jehovah-Shammah

    Contributed by Darryl Womack on Oct 30, 2009
     | 2,921 views

    JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH I love to play peek-a-boo. My grandson Cayden loves to watch as I cover my face and then move my hands and say peek-a-boo. He’ll laugh and laugh. Ever wonder why that works so well at entertaining babies. It’s because they haven’t figured out yet that you really haven’t gone ...read more

  • A New Man After That Sermon

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,942 views

    A NEW MAN AFTER THAT SERMON The minister’s sermon on this particular Sunday was considerably longer than normal. However, it was so well prepared and inspiring that he just knew it would be a big hit with the congregation. At the end of the service he stood shaking hands with the people as they ...read more