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  • After Going On A Diet, A Woman Was Really Feeling ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 1,620 views

    After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself, especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. "I can wear my old jeans again!" Her husband looked at her for a long ...read more

  • The Story Of Uncle George

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family's history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family's "black sheep" ...read more

  • At Least He's Honest

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 1,600 views

    AT LEAST HE'S HONEST The teenager who brought home a report card heavy with poor grades. His mother asked, "What have you to say about this?" The boy replied, ...read more

  • Calling A Cow's Tail A Leg

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 1, 2011
     | 2,461 views

    CALLING A COW'S TAIL A LEG There is a story told about Abraham Lincoln who had a very heated argument with a political opponent. Lincoln asked his political rival, "How many legs does a cow have?" "Four, of course," came the disgusted reply. "That's right," agreed Lincoln. "Now suppose you call ...read more

  • I Can't Tell A Lie

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 5, 2011
     | 1,866 views

    I CAN'T TELL A LIE A grandmother was looking after her two little grandchildren, a 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy, and both these children had been very, very naughty. As the time drew near for their mother to pick them up, the little girl asked, "Are you going to tell Mummy how we ...read more

  • Allan Bloom On Relativism

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 21, 2011
     | 1,408 views

    Allan Bloom in The Closing of the American Mind: "Openness and the relativism that makes it the only plausible stance in the face of various claims to truth and various ways of life and kinds of human beings is the great insight of our times. The true believer is the real danger. The study of ...read more

  • The Gospel Is Offensive

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jun 24, 2011
     | 3,668 views

    THE GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE There is something about the gospel that is inherently offensive. I don’t like saying that, and you may not like hearing it. But it is incontestable. The gospel puts some people off. Take David and Roland, two high school friends of mine. David was what you might call a ...read more

  • By A Lie A Man Throws Away, And As It Were, ...

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
     | 1,521 views

    "By a lie a man throws away, and as it were, annihilates his dignity as a man." ...read more

  • Two Sides

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jul 18, 2011
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    TWO SIDES I once read about a man who said to another man, "There are two sides to every question." The second man replied, "Yes, there are two sides to every question...just like there are two sides to a sheet ...read more

  • What's The Demand?

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Feb 5, 2012
     | 3,636 views

    WHAT'S THE DEMAND? The magazine, Christianity Today, reported in its April 4, 1986 issue of a tool company that manufactured drill bits. Faced with financial losses, company executives gathered to discuss the problem: a declining demand for drill bits. The CEO challenged his men: "How can we ...read more

  • God Is Absolute

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 4, 2013
     | 2,227 views

    GOD IS ABSOLUTE If we bought a new piano or a new organ and moved it into the sanctuary, we would need to tune it, or everything else, typically. The impression is that there are differences in how the instruments are tuned. If the new piano is tuned a little higher than the old equipment, then ...read more

  • Relentless Repetition Was Once Enough To Drive ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,543 views

    Relentless repetition was once enough to drive your message home. Not anymore! Fact-based statements can be proven or disproven objectively. But the "truth" of a values-based statement hinges on agreed-upon values. Modern advertising overflows with values-based statements, e.g. "Big selection," ...read more

  • Last Week My Wife Christina And I Were In Florida ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on May 29, 2008
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    Last week my wife Christina and I were in Florida visiting her father who has been ill. Besides the pollen wreaking havoc on our sinuses, and the Florida humidity reminding us of yet another reason we are so happy not to live there any longer, there was something that I saw which I must say, I am ...read more

  • >when I Think Of Sincerity Or Honesty I Think ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 2, 2008
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    >>>When I think of sincerity or honesty I think of the woman doing a family history and had to do something about the reputation of two members who were hung and electrocuted... For the uncle electrocuted for murder, she wrote, "occupied the chair of applied electricity at a large state ...read more

  • So, I'm Waiting In Line At That High End Culinary ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 8, 2008
     | 1,353 views

    So, I’m waiting in line at that high end culinary experience, Taco Bell, and I get into a conversation with this woman. The conversation starts off with how crazy it is that Taco Bell can make fifty menu items out of only about seven ingredients and then moves on to Christianity. At one point this ...read more

  • Janet Paschal, A Wonderful Gospel Singer Wrote A ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 28, 2008
     | 989 views

    Janet Paschal, a wonderful gospel singer wrote a song that includes these words… “They said it wouldn’t last Said God’s word would pass away into mere history They thought the church He built would end Replaced by modern times and trends But countless generations proved again His truth keeps on ...read more

  • I Was About Six Years Old, First Grade Student… ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008
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    I was about six years old, first grade student… And half of the school facilities were under construction, remodeling the classrooms. So they put all the grades, from 1 to 8 on a condensed schedule. Grades 5- 8 in the morning, from 7:00 to 1:00 PM, and grades 1 to 4, afternoon, from 2:00 to 6:00 ...read more

  • Fact Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,800 views

    FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

  • Single Man Named Jerry Had A Pet Cat That He ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 2, 2008
     | 949 views

    single man named Jerry had a pet cat that he loved very much. One year, he decided to take a vacation to England, so he left his cat with his brother Dan. As soon as Jerry got to England, he called his brother Dan. “How is my cat?” he asked. “Your cat is dead,” Dan said. “Oh my!” he shouted. “I’m ...read more

  • In Today's Politically Correct Society We Can't ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 2, 2008
     | 1,979 views

    In today’s politically correct society we can’t always tell the truth Political correctness at its core can be a good thing It is not P.C. to call someone retarded or to use racial slurs when referring to people with a different skin color And that’s good But sometimes people try to hide the truth ...read more

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