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  • The Witness Of Booth And Lee

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 15, 2010
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    THE WITNESS OF BOOTH AND LEE In the early years of her life she witnessed horrific events as members of her family were beheaded in conflicts in China. Although she was only a little girl, MI LEE (not her real name) was forced to watch and still hallucinates about these terrible and barbaric ...read more

  • The Joy Of Our Reunion

    Contributed by Scott Bradford on Oct 29, 2010
     | 3,409 views

    THE JOY OF OUR REUNION Rev. Don Piper in his "death experience" describes the reunion he experienced in heaven in his book 90 Minutes in Heaven. Listen to an excerpt: (p. 21) "Joy pulsated through me as I looked around, and at that moment I became aware of a large crowd of people. They stood" ...read more

  • You Come To Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
     | 5,822 views

    YOU COME TO ME Jimmy, and his son, Davey, were playing in the ocean down in Mexico, while his family -- his wife, daughters, parents, and a cousin -- were on the beach. Suddenly, a rogue riptide swept Davey out to the sea. Immediately Jimmy started to do whatever he could to help Davey get back to ...read more

  • On Habits

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 7, 2012
     | 4,354 views

    ON HABITS Someone Once Said... * Thoughts produce acts, acts produce habits, and habits produce character.--Anonymous * If we realize the extent to which we are mere walking bundles of habits, we would give more heed to their own formation.--William James* * First we ...read more

  • Who Do I Shoot?

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 19, 2012
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     | 4,229 views

    WHO DO I SHOOT? A new soldier was on sentry duty at the main gate. His orders were clear. No car was to enter unless it had a special sticker on the windshield. A big Army car came up with a general seated in the back. The sentry said, "Halt, who goes there?" The chauffeur, a corporal, said, ...read more

  • If You Want To Walk On Water…  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 2, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,487 views

    John Ortberg states: "The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life. And that’s sobering news to most of us, because we’re into comfort...but water walkers master ...read more

  • 20 Beautiful One-Liners You Can Use

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 28, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,698 views

    20 Beautiful One-liners you can use. 1. Give God what's right - not what's left. 2. Man's way leads to a hopeless end - God's way leads to an endless hope. 3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing. 4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone. 5. Are you ...read more

  • The Power Of Singing

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 14, 2020
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     | 3,336 views

    Its been observed that Singing Together Shapes Community. ***Songs are one way that a community has its identity and one way that individuals find their identity within a community. (therefore old songs –passed on to the next generation- help create community bonds) Baseball has a song – during ...read more

  • Eragon Vs. Galbatorix

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Sep 17, 2020
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    Years ago I read through a children’s series called Eragon. Eragon was going to face a strong and evil sorcerer named Galbatorix who had taken over the land through murder and violence. Finally, after battle upon battle to get to him, Eragon was able to confront Galbatorix deep within his lair. ...read more

  • The Greater The Man, The Greater He Will See His ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
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    The greater the man, the greater he will see his role as father. General Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of Allied forces during WWII said: Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and ...read more

  • Tom Carried His New Boat To The Edge Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Tom carried his new boat to the edge of the river. He carefully placed it in the water and slowly let out the string. He marvelled at how well the ship he built moved in the water. Tom sat in the warm sunshine and enjoyed the boat. Suddenly a strong current caught the boat. Tom tried to pull it ...read more

  • I Read The Book By Robert Bellah Habits Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,642 views

    I read the book by Robert Bellah Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life not long after it came out in 1985. It is about the rise of radical individualism in our culture which is committed only to the self. It is even more relevant today than when it was written. He ...read more

  • A Family Went To Dine At A Restaurant And The ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,422 views

    A family went to dine at a restaurant and the six-year-old boy was asked to say the blessing. As they bowed their heads he said, “God is great. God is good. Thank you for this food. And I would even thank you more, God, if Mom bought us some ice cream after dinner with liberty and justice for all. ...read more

  • It Was January And A Crowd Of Mostly Christian ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,242 views

    It was January and a crowd of mostly Christian children and teenagers had gathered for a Bible Camp at the Station Field complex of Pattimura University on the Island of Ambon in Indonesia. When the camp was over, cars came to take the laughing; rejoicing children back to their homes. But there ...read more

  • Object Lesson: Wives As The Weaker Vessel

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,561 views

    OBJECT LESSON: WIVES AS THE WEAKER VESSEL 1 Peter 3:7- "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner.." (KJV "weaker vessel.") Now, does that sound sexist to you? She's to be treated like the weaker partner, the weaker ...read more

  • Some Early Settlers Were Traveling Together ...

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 14, 2008
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    Some EARLY SETTLERS were traveling together across the western prairies of the United States. One day they were horrified to see a fire fanned by strong wind coming their way. As the flames raced closer and closer, one man, to the amazement of the others, set fire to a large patch of grass ...read more

  • Lying

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,291 views

    LYING Penn State researcher Dr. Nancy Darling reports 98% of teens reported lying to their parents in a recent study. They lied about what they spent their allowances on, whether they’d started dating, what clothes they put on away from the house, what movie they went to, and whom they went with. ...read more

  • Would You Look At That...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,436 views

    "WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT..." The story is told of an old man whose grandson rode a donkey while they were traveling from one city to another. The old man heard some people mumbling, "Would you look at that old man walking, suffering on his feet, while that strong young boy is totally capable of ...read more

  • God Is A Jealous God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,260 views

    GOD IS A JEALOUS GOD A few years ago, I was working in Qatar installing a newsroom set for Al-Jazeera TV. I’d been there for nearly a month and was ready to go home. I can’t describe for you how badly I missed my family. We were nearly finished with the set, and the last thing to be done was to ...read more

  • Metamorphosis

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Mar 1, 2025
     | 453 views

    I thought of a book I read years ago in German class. We were assigned the task of reading the Famous Novel by Franz Kafka entitled “The Metamorphosis”. It was about a young man who woke up one day and realized he had been transformed into, of all things, a large Roach. The story line of the ...read more