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  • Once When President Franklin D. Roosevelt Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,518 views

    Once when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was preparing a speech, he needed some economic statistics to back up a point he was trying to make. His advisers said it would take six months to get accurate figures. "In that case, I’ll just use these rough estimates," FDR said, and he wrote down some ...read more

  • In The New York Times Last Year: "The 'candidates ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,295 views

    In the New York Times last year: "The ’Candidates on Television’ listing yesterday misspelled the name of the Vice President in some editions. It is Quayle, not ...read more

  • An English Preacher Of The Last Generation Used ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,539 views

    An English preacher of the last generation used to say that he cared very little what he said the first half hour, but he cared a very great deal what he said the last fifteen minutes. I remember reading many years ago an address published to students by Henry Ward Beecher, in which he gave a very ...read more

  • A Stranger Was Walking Down A Residential Street ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,636 views

    A stranger was walking down a residential street and noticed a man struggling with a washing machine at the doorway of his house. When the newcomer volunteered to help, the homeowner was overjoyed, and the two men together began to work and struggle with the bulky appliance. After several minutes ...read more

  • A Store Manager Overheard His Clerk Tell A ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,427 views

    A store manager overheard his clerk tell a customer, "No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for a while, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon." Horrified, the manager came running over to the customer and said, "Of course we’ll have some soon. We placed an order last week." Then the ...read more

  • Lying Seems To Be A Way Of Life For Many People. ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,383 views

    Lying seems to be a way of life for many people. We lie at the drop of a hat. The book The Day America Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36 percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to parents, 75 percent ...read more

  • The Guest  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 11, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 2,577 views

    The Guest Author Unknown A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me ...read more

  • Rampant Relativism Only 9% Of Evangelicals Have A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
     | 2,112 views

    Rampant Relativism Only 9% of Evangelicals have a biblical worldview reports the Barna Group This stunning statistic reveals an estimated 91% of professing Christians are far more influenced by the ...read more

  • For Instance, If Someone Confronts Us About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,838 views

    For instance, if someone confronts us about something we have said and we did not have a reason to say what we said neither did we know what we were talking about, we tell “little white lies” as if it is acceptable. Lying is not acceptable by man or God because a lie is a lie no matter whom tells ...read more

  • Sometimes We Are Lured In Very Easily. Two ...  PRO

    Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,225 views

    Sometimes we are lured in very easily. Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs to color for Easter. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one. "Promise?" asked the younger. "Promise!" Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his ...read more

  • Go Ahead And Gossip Harriet, The Church Gossip ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 25, 2003
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,032 views

    GO AHEAD AND GOSSIP Harriet, the church gossip and self-appointed supervisor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several residents were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when ...read more

  • Boudreaux And Dufrene Were Drinking A Few Beers ...

    Contributed by Louis Bartet on Apr 27, 2003
     | 2,371 views

    Boudreaux and Dufrene were drinking a few beers while driving around, when Boudreaux saw a roadblock ahead. He couldn’t turn around, so he told Dufrene, "peel the label off your bottle and put in on your forehead." "Are you crazy," Dufrene responded? "No! Just do it and let me do the talking," ...read more

  • In The Movie "Hope Floats", The Young Character ...

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jun 30, 2003
     | 1,491 views

    In the movie "Hope Floats", the young character Denise follows her father to his car. The family has suffered a divorce, and the father tells Denise that she can live with him anytime she wants. However, this day Denise is told that he does not want her in his life at this time. ...read more

  • Sherlock Holmes And His Assistant Dr. Watson Are ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,071 views

    Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are camping. After enjoying a day of relaxation, they pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night, Holmes wakes Watson. "Watson, look up at the stars and tell me what you deduce." Hoping to please his boss with ...read more

  • 91% Of All Americans Confessed That They ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 6, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,360 views

    91% of all Americans confessed that they regularly lied. 79% had given out false phone numbers or invented new identities when meeting strangers on airplanes. 20% said they couldn’t get through even one day without going along with a previously manufactured lie. Now here’s what I found most ...read more

  • Dr. Robert Schuller Tells Of A Potato Farmer In ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,176 views

    Dr. Robert Schuller tells of a potato farmer in Idaho. Before they are shipped potatoes are harvested and divided according to size -- big, medium, and small. This makes the most money “This is the method that all Idaho potato farmers use -- all but one. One farmer never bothered to sort the ...read more

  • Opening Humor: Before A Pastor Began To Preach ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Dec 27, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,801 views

    Opening Humor: Before a pastor began to preach one Sunday morning he thought he should explain why he had a Band-Aid on his chin. "As I was shaving this morning I was thinking about today’s sermon when I lost my concentration and accidentally cut my chin with the razor." He then went on to preach ...read more

  • Starting In 1817 In England, Mr. Edward Elwell ...  PRO

    Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 4, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,513 views

    Starting in 1817 in England, Mr. Edward Elwell turned a gun factory into a tool factory. His tools were made of the best iron and forged in one of the finest foundries of its time. His tools were made strong and they were made to last. So confident that these tools ...read more

  • The Roman Emperor And Stoic Philosopher, Marcus ...

    Contributed by Lanny Carpenter on Apr 18, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,584 views

    The Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, said, "Our life is ...read more

  • While In The World Some Unbelievers Constantly ...  PRO

    Contributed by Shad Comeaux on Apr 19, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,265 views

    While in the world some unbelievers constantly play “Simon says”. You know the game where one person stands in front of a group of people and say, “Simon says raise your hand,” and everybody raises their hands. “Simon says raise your other hand,” and everybody raises their other hand. Well the ...read more

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