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  • Who Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 2,959 views

    WHO ARE YOU? When Don called home from the road one evening, he spoke briefly to his nine-year-old daughter: "Honey, could you get your mommy on the phone?" He then heard Tasha blurt out, as she set the receiver down on the counter: "Hey Mom, the invisible man is on the phone!" In that ...read more

  • And, Driver, Hurry Please  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,116 views

    AND, DRIVER, HURRY PLEASE If you think using cellphones is a distraction while driving a car, just imagine how affected a woman was while traveling on an intercity bus in northern Greece last weekend. As we pick up the story, the passenger was so deep in conversation when the driver reached her ...read more

  • In Canada It Is Possible To Go Camping Hundreds ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,625 views

    In Canada it is possible to go camping hundreds of miles away from any city or town. If it is a cloudy night, and there is no phosphorus in the area, the blackness is total. A hand held three inches from your face cannot be seen. But if there is a city nearby, perhaps a hundred miles away, the ...read more

  • I Tried Counting Backwards, I Tried Counting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 2, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 2,363 views

    I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white, But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation, The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at ...read more

  • Grizzly Pun  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
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    Grizzly Pun One day in the forest, three animals were discussing who among them was the most powerful. "I am," said the hawk, "because I can fly and swoop down swiftly at my prey." "That’s nothing," said the mountain lion, "I am not only fleet, but I have powerful teeth and claws." "I am the ...read more

  • Life Lesson:  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 49 ratings
     | 3,192 views

    LIFE LESSON: Jaime Rodriguez, a schoolteacher in Chicago, Ill., was named as the worst offender on the city’s list of employees with unpaid parking tickets. After checking into things, he discovered it was actually his 26-year-old son, also named Jaime, who had run up $11,040 in unpaid tickets. ...read more

  • One Winter Day In 1975 We Were Diving On An ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Jul 15, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,723 views

    One winter day in 1975 we were diving on an American submarine, USS Bass, off Montauk Point, LI. At a dept of 165 feet the visibility was not good. My dive partner became disoriented and wanted to return to the surface. He wanted to go up, but in his confusion, was trying to pull himself down ...read more

  • The Queen Mary Was The Largest Ship To Cross The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 27, 2003
     | 2,437 views

    The Queen Mary was the largest ship to cross the oceans when it was launched in 1936. Through four decades and a World War she served until she was retired, anchored as a floating hotel and museum in Long Beach, California. During the conversion, her three massive smokestacks were taken off to be ...read more

  • The Turkey  PRO

    Contributed by George Rennau on Nov 23, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,928 views

    The turkey shot out of the oven and rocketed into the air, it knocked every plate off the table and partly demolished a chair. It ricocheted into a corner and burst with a deafening boom, then splattered all over the kitchen, completely obscuring the room. It stuck to the walls and the ...read more

  • I Was Riding With A Friend In Mexico And A Police ...

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 5, 2004
     | 1,895 views

    I was riding with a friend in Mexico and a police car signaled us to pull over. We weren’t doing anything wrong and instant hostility and fear filled our minds. As it turned out, a policeman wanted to tell us the licence plate was about to come off our truck. One police officer came to my side of ...read more

  • My Grandfather Smith Used To Like To Tell The ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 8, 2005
     | 1,587 views

    My Grandfather Smith used to like to tell the story of how he dated my Grandmother "to be" in a horse and buggy. He would drop Mabel Lake off at her house, then he would head the horse for home. He would lay the reigns over the front of the buggy and lay back. Most of the time he would go to sleep. ...read more

  • Show Me The Mommy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,713 views

    SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

  • For Decades, We Have Heard Of Couples That Run ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on May 20, 2005
     | 2,137 views

    For decades, we have heard of couples that run off to Las Vegas to obtain the equivalent of fast-food marriages. You just walk in, put your money down and they pronounce you man and wife. The results of a rash decision are not usually good results. I was saddened to hear of a recent article in ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
     | 2,708 views

    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • In His Sermon, "A Dangerous Pentecost," Halford ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,078 views

    In his sermon, “A Dangerous Pentecost,” Halford Luccock tells of Lorenzo de’Medici, the great Florentine patron of the arts who was very proud of the spectacles he staged for the citizenry. Among his productions were several amazingly realistic religious pageants performed in church. But one ...read more

  • Listen With Your Face! In Other Words, Look At ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Mar 4, 2006
     | 1,314 views

    Listen with your face! In other words, look at your mate when they talk. One day, when my youngest Zach was about 5 or 6, he walked into the kitchen and said, “Daddy?” I was reading so, without looking up I said, “uh, huh.” He said, “Daddy?” I said, without looking up, “Yes.” He said, “Daddy?” ...read more

  • John Was Driving Home Late One Night When He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,850 views

    John was driving home late one night when he picked up a hitchhiker. As they rode along, he began to be suspicious of his passenger. John checked to see if his wallet was safe in the pocket of his coat that was on the seat between them, but it wasn’t there! So he slammed on the brakes, ordered the ...read more

  • In 1982, "Abc Evening News" Reported On An ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,198 views

    In 1982, "ABC Evening News" reported on an unusual work of modern art--a chair affixed to a shotgun. It was to be viewed by sitting in the chair and looking directly into the gun barrel. The gun was loaded and set on a timer to fire at an undetermined moment within the next hundred years. The ...read more

  • How Does A Person Keep From Getting Distracted? ...

    Contributed by James Westmoreland on Oct 23, 2006
     | 4,523 views

    How does a person keep from getting distracted? How do we stay focused on being the person that God has called us to be? When Julius Caesar landed on the shores of Britain with his Roman legions, he took a bold and decisive step to ensure the success of his military venture. Ordering his men to ...read more

  • Then He Appeared  PRO

    Contributed by John Shaw on Dec 2, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,641 views

    Then he appeared THE TRAMP SAID HE had walked 70 miles from a dry brook in Israel SAID His name was ...... something Jewish and unprouncable Slicker or HE..LIKE..HER .......Whatever SAID his name meant .. My god is Jehovah SAID he had shut up the skies Stopped the rain Him ...read more