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  • Mike The Headless Chicken

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,960 views

    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • Mike The Headless Chicken

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,284 views

    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • Mike The Headless Chicken  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,332 views

    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • Sudden Tragedy

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
     | 6,336 views

    “Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” - Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha In the early hours of a January morning in Texas years ago, a man was jolted awake to a nightmare; his friend was rushing ...read more

  • Erma Bombeck In Her Book, "Motherhood The Second ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 127 ratings
     | 7,771 views

    Erma Bombeck in her book, "Motherhood the second Oldest Profession" writes; "I have always felt that too much time was given before birth, which is spent learning things like how to breathe in and out with your husband (I had my baby when they gave you a shot in the hip and you didn’t wake up ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Incredible Hulk? If You Do ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,341 views

    Do you remember the Incredible Hulk? If you do you either remember the big green monster from the comics or the television show. Dr. Banner had a serious problem. In an experiment he had unleashed a terrible monster. In times of stress he would turn into this huge raging monster. One of the ...read more

  • God Cares For His Creatures  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,720 views

    FEATURE ARTICLE, God Cares for His Creatures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some of the most brilliant butterflies in tropical America are the butterflies of the genus Morpho. Many species are brilliant metallic blue. A few of the females are metallic red. These ...read more

  • I Had Been In Full Time Ministry For Eight Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,673 views

    I had been in full time ministry for eight years when I felt God calling me to come to Winnipeg and do a church plant. For a long time my family, my brother, and his wife were the only congregation I had. We met in my basement. I worked a number of secular jobs to pay the bills, while putting my ...read more

  • Some Years Ago On A Hot Summer Day In South ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 30, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,725 views

    Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he ...read more

  • Story: One Man I Admire Greatly Is Maximilian ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 23, 2005
     | 1,251 views

    Story: One man I admire greatly is Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941). Maximilian Kolbe was a Catholic priest, who was put in a Nazi concentration camp for his faith. On May 28, 1941, he was transferred to the concentration camp at Auschwitz. One day a man in Kolbe’s block escaped. All of the men ...read more

  • The Following Information Is From The Website ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,090 views

    The following information is from the website legendsofamerica.com. Foolish quotes from famous people: "I can’t really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." - Shaquille O’Neal, basketball player, on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece “I’ve read about ...read more

  • Capitalism Without Christianity  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 5, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,594 views

    CAPITALISM WITHOUT CHRISTIANITY Pure Capitalism--that exists without a Christian influence--can become an empty shell. When Christianity is taken out of the picture of Capitalism...greed and selfishness take over. Capitalism without Christianity can result in all kinds or evils. You can end up ...read more

  • Made In His Image  PRO

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 31, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,239 views

    MADE IN HIS IMAGE In 1940 the Battle of Britain took place in the skies over England. Day after day hundreds of German bombers delivered to the targets below a cargo of death and destruction. The only thing stopping the certain defeat of the allies in western Europe was the Royal Air Force, whose ...read more

  • William Wilberforce

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 13, 2021
     | 2,198 views

    Jesus is the supreme example. He cares so much about completing His mission on earth that he lets himself be killed. That total commitment to God’s will literally costs Him His life. It also saves it, as the resurrection proves. There are many examples from history of persons who have proved ...read more

  • Follow Me

    Contributed by Gregory Artz on Feb 17, 2023
     | 2,252 views

    Follow Me The United States Army is one of the most powerful forces in the world. The strongest and most trained soldiers in all the world. Each one is a valuable asset in order to have victory over an enemy. Therefore, training requires strict discipline and the ability to follow orders of the ...read more

  • My Dad’s Obituary

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 3, 2025
     | 339 views

    **Obituary for Marvin Barker Sr.** It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Marvin Barker Sr., who was called to his eternal home on [date]. Born to Virgil Barker Sr. and Anna Barker, both of whom have preceded him in death, Marvin lived a life full of love, devotion, and faith. He ...read more

  • Mr. Horatio G. Spafford Was A Successful Lawyer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 8, 2002
    based on 83 ratings
     | 3,579 views

    Mr. Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer in Chicago and a member of the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Church in that city. In the financial crisis of 1873, he lost most of his property. In the stress and strain of the times, he prevailed on his wife and four daughters to take a trip to ...read more

  • Special Delivery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,053 views

    SPECIAL DELIVERY Susan Filipp writes: My husband, Alex, and I were overjoyed when the doctor confirmed I was pregnant. "Thank you, God," I prayed. "Please let everything go right." And things did—until I went into labor two weeks early. Alex and I rushed to the hospital at 5:30 A.M. In the ...read more

  • Do You Remember Your High School Reunion? Many ...  PRO

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 20, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,280 views

    Do you remember your high school reunion? Many who attend the 5 and 10 year class reunions just want to impress each other with how successful they have become. By the 20th many have given up on impressing their friends and are just happy to survive. As you near the age of 40 you can begin to ...read more

  • Thank You For The Goats In Our Lives!" 1 ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,945 views

    “Thank You for the Goats in Our Lives!” 1 Chronicles 16: 1-4 Key verse(s): 4: “He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to make petition, to give thanks, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. ” “God would surely understand if I wasn’t thankful for this!” If ...read more