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  • Thanksgiving Gags

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,418 views

    THANKSGIVING GAGS Some of you might want to add variety to your Thanksgiving dinner conversation for those of you who are mischievous: • During the middle of the meal, turn to mom and say, "See mom, I told you they wouldn't notice that the turkey was four months past its expiration date. You were ...read more

  • Christian Priesthood  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,026 views

    From R. Paul Stevens: Christian priesthood is not a matter of being religious and Mr. Goody two shoes but of serving God and God’s purposes in the nitty gritty everydayness of life in the world, not a matter of sacred times and sacred places but ordinary times and ordinary places, not a matter ...read more

  • Raptured?

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
     | 6,364 views

    Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when co-workers pretended they’d been caught away without him. "We didn’t mean to scare him to death," said one woman. "He’s ...read more

  • Daddy, Is God Dead?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 13, 2022
     | 691 views

    A little girl looked up at her daddy while sitting on his lap and asked, "Daddy, I need to ask you something. Is God dead?" The father said, "Honey, why in the world are you asking me such a ridiculous question! What would make you ask me such a question?" His daughter ...read more

  • God Is There, Do You Know It? If He Left You ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
     | 1,475 views

    God is there, do you know it? If He left you today, would you know it? Judah’s blinded condition is a prime example of how it can happen. Sin will deceive you, not the obvious out there sin, but your own sin will convince you that your still okay with God. Minor hang-ups, nothing to worry about, ...read more

  • In A Recent Conversation, A Friend Reminded Me As ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 2,059 views

    In a recent conversation, a friend reminded me as we talked about forgiveness, that when someone was crucified, the charges against him (or her) were nailed to the cross so that it was made public as to the reason for the crucifixion. In our main text, we read that Pilate, against the objection ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,283 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS One time a rabbi, a priest and a Christian minister were talking about how each of them celebrated Christmas. The minister and priest said that they give thanks for all of God's blessings and on Christmas morning they open their gifts. "We do it a little ...read more

  • We Never Thought We Were Poor

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 1,816 views

    WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WERE POOR Eddie Ogan
writes: I’ll never forget Christmas 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12 and my older sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother, and the four of us knew what it was to do without many things. My dad had died five years before, ...read more

  • The Cross Be Raised Again  PRO

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 15, 2000
    based on 104 ratings
     | 4,325 views

    I simply argue that the cross be raised again at the center of the market place as well as the steeple of the church, I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles but on a cross between two thieves; on a town garbage heap; at a crossroad of politics so ...read more

  • And Yet James Dobson Asked Hundreds Of Teens What ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Limiero on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
     | 2,291 views

    And yet James Dobson asked hundreds of teens what they would like to tell their parents. Their answers might surprise you: * Teach us about God and spiritual things. * Guide us towards good marriages by modeling a good one. * Don’t curse and smoke, if you don’t want us too. * Be consistent and ...read more

  • A 73 Year Old Iowa Resident Aldin Straight Needed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Umbehagen on Aug 23, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,042 views

    A 73 year old Iowa resident Aldin Straight needed to visit his ailing brother, who lived on the other side of the state. There was no one who could drive Mr. Straight to his brother’s house. He himself didn’t feel capable of driving there he can’t read road signs when he drives faster than 20 ...read more

  • They Tell Me There Were These Three ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,247 views

    They tell me there were these three professionals sitting around a table talking about what the oldest profession was. The doctor says, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is medicine.” The engineer ...read more

  • A Man Passed By A Cage At The Zoo And Noticed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 8, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 2,897 views

    A man passed by a cage at the zoo and noticed that in the cage was both a large lion and an active monkey. He saw a zoo worker nearby and asked, ‘How does that work having both a lion and a monkey in the same cage? It works ok for the most part. Do they ever not get along? Every once in a ...read more

  • Never Really Connected  PRO

    Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on May 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,985 views

    NEVER REALLY CONNECTED One night I saw my 7 year old daughter walking around with a cell phone. She was talking away. She would ask questions, wait for a reply, and give answers to apparent questions: "Yes...no...maybe...I’ll have to check on that..." and so on. Finally, worried about the bill ...read more

  • Sam Goldwyn, The Movie Producer, Used To Mangle ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
     | 1,956 views

    Sam Goldwyn, the movie producer, used to mangle the English language so badly that his malaprops and mixed metaphors came to be known as Goldwynisms. Some that have become classics are... A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry is named William. Now, ...read more

  • George Bernard Shaw Is Perhaps Most Renowned As A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 1,818 views

    George Bernard Shaw is perhaps most renowned as a free thinker and liberal philosopher. In his last writings we read, "The science to which I pinned my faith is bankrupt. Its counsels, which should have established the millennium, led, instead, directly to the suicide of Europe. I believed them ...read more

  • Being A Father Continues To Teach Me About ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 24, 2006
     | 914 views

    Being a Father continues to teach me about patience. It is an ongoing lesson. I can remember thinking, “When will he start walking? When will he talk? When will she say my name? When will he learn some manners? When will he learn to be polite?” As we together develop and grow in our love for God ...read more

  • Jesus This, Jesus That

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,009 views

    Story – Jesus this, Jesus that. Few years ago I was talking with folks from this church – they needed a pastor. Really liked their church, seemed like great people. After awhile I noticed – Jesus didn’t seem to have anything to do with this church. Presbyterian – by the way. I, pointed this ...read more

  • C. Franklin Graham, Son Of Billy Graham, Spoke ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 2, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,441 views

    C. Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, spoke at a memorial service for the slain youth of Columbine High School and prayed at the first inauguration services for George W. Bush. Each time he was criticized for talking about and using the name of Jesus Christ. He wrote a book about this called, ...read more

  • Martin Luther Had Visitors For Dinner One Day. ...

    Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,197 views

    Martin Luther had visitors for dinner one day. His puppy happened to be at the table, looking for a morsel from his master. The puppy watched with open mouth and motionless eyes. Martin Luther said, "Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on ...read more