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  • If I Survive, I'll Be Ok

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
     | 2,365 views

    IF I SURVIVE, I'LL BE OK John Ortberg tells the story of going to a dude ranch in Arizona at the instance of his wife who felt the vacation was not complete without "the exhilaration of a truly challenging horseback ride." (His exact words.) The first time he went out at the ranch, he did so with ...read more

  • The Risk Of Fishing For Souls  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,809 views

    THE RISK OF FISHING FOR SOULS A little more than 10 years ago (2000), a movie called The Perfect Storm was released, which graphically portrayed the dangers of the fishing industry even in modern times. The movie is about the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat out of Gloucester, ...read more

  • Life Of Pi

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Mar 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,127 views

    LIFE OF PI The movie "Life of Pi" is a deeply religious film. The story opens with a discussion between a writer and a man from India who shares a fascinating story. The man has come to Pi because a friend told him that "Pi has a story that will make you believe in God." Pi tells the story of ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,701 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Humphery The Whale

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Sep 6, 2017
     | 6,658 views

    Remember Humphrey the humpback whale? Humphrey became a national celebrity in 1985 when he made his way into the San Francisco Bay and headed up the Sacramento River into fresh water which, of course, could have been fatal for him. Each evening a large local television audience would tune in for ...read more

  • Then God Made Dads  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 2,859 views

    THEN GOD MADE DADS When the Lord was creating fathers he started with a tall frame. And an angel standing nearby said, “What kind of father is that? If You’re going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put fathers up so high? He won’t be able to shoot marbles without kneeling. ...read more

  • Behind Every Big Dream  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,606 views

    BEHIND EVERY BIG DREAM Charles Swindoll shares this story in an issue of Leadership magazine: “On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts for Falmouth, England. It would be the smallest craft ever to make the voyage. Its name? ...read more

  • One Famous Business Man: About A 100 Plus Years ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,594 views

    ONE FAMOUS BUSINESS MAN: ABOUT A 100 PLUS YEARS AGO A YOUNG MAN HAD TO LEAVE HOME BECAUSE HIS FAMILY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FEED AND HOUSE HIM. ON HIS WAY TO HIS FUTURE HE MEET AN OLD FRIEND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A CANAL BOAT. THE CAPTAIN ASKED WHERE HE WAS OFF TO. HE REPLIED, “I DON’T KNOW.” HE TOLD HIM ...read more

  • 9 / ...

    Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,951 views

    9 / 11 A. Let me tell you about a whole town that epitomized this scripture B.. Gander, Canada 1. population 9,600 2. smack dab in the middle of Newfoundland 3. Canada’s eastern most province along the Atlantic 4. it had a community center, an aviation museum, 4 city ...read more

  • In 1997, Reilly Rankin, Was An All-American ...

    Contributed by Rob Culler on May 1, 2007
     | 1,332 views

    In 1997, Reilly Rankin, was an all-American golfer as a freshman at the University of Georgia. In her sophomore year, she was set back by an appendectomy, hernia repair and treatment for endometriosis. Having recovered from these procedures, her and a group of friends ventured out onto Lake ...read more

  • In Ancient History, Tanning Was Considered A ...

    Contributed by John Tung on May 10, 2007
     | 3,115 views

    “In ancient history, tanning was considered a “smelly” trade and relegated to the outskirts of town, amongst the poor. Tanning by ancient methods is so foul smelling that tanneries are still isolated from those towns today where the old methods are used. The ancients used leather for waterskins, ...read more

  • The Apostles Were A Great Example Of The ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
     | 2,030 views

    The apostles were a great example of the difficulties of loving one another, and Jesus knew it. There’s a scene in the epic Franco Zefferelli movie, Jesus of Nazareth, in which Jesus arrives at the house of Matthew, the tax collector, for dinner as he told Matthew he would. Peter and the other ...read more

  • In 1997, Reilly Rankin, Was An All-American ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,647 views

    In 1997, Reilly Rankin, was an all-American golfer as a freshman at the University of Georgia. In her sophomore year, she was set back by an appendectomy, hernia repair and treatment for endometriosis. Having recovered from these procedures, her and a group of friends ventured out onto Lake Martin, ...read more

  • I Wanted To End By Recalling The Story Of A Man ...  PRO

    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,284 views

    I wanted to end by recalling the story of a man named Horatio Spafford. In 1873, he and his family of 4 kids decided to go to London from New York to join the evangelistic movement in England. At the last minute, Horatio was delayed but sent his family by boat anyway. On November 2nd, the ship ...read more

  • Phillip Yancey On Expectations And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
     | 4,569 views

    Phillip Yancey on Expectations and Disappointment Phillip Yancey had this to say about people’s expectations: Daniel Boorstin, former librarian of Congress and director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, offers this assessment of contemporary culture: When we pick up our ...read more

  • The City And Its Crosses

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
     | 3,452 views

    THE CITY AND ITS CROSSES Two water towers have always served as landmarks for travelers heading for their homes near Wauconda, Illinois. But especially at the holidays. More than 40 years ago, John Kuester, then village police chief, suggested mounting large twin crosses on the towers to ...read more

  • Unsung Heroines

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,154 views

    UNSUNG HEROINES In Tom Brokaw’s book "The Greatest Generation Speaks," Veronica Mackey Hulick tells of her service during World War II. Veronica was 20 when she joined the Navy WAVES [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service]. She and about 1500 other bright young women worked for hours at ...read more

  • That Little Khaki-Covered Book  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,754 views

    THAT LITTLE KHAKI-COVERED BOOK We Thought We Heard The Angels Sing, written by Lieutenant James Whittaker who was one of seven men whose plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean on October 21, 1942. Their leader was the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, and these seven men found themselves stranded ...read more

  • Great Endurance Produces Great Reward

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jun 23, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,526 views

    I’m reminded of the story of a man born in the late 1800s. One of several children being the oldest, took care of the younger children and began to cook for them at a young age of seven yrs old. His father died when he was young leaving him even more responsibility. He worked many jobs in his ...read more

  • From Godly To Rebellion?

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 25, 2022
     | 710 views

    Genesis 10 – 11:9…. Look again at verses 10:5, 20, 31…. and 11:1…. What do you think is the explanation for this? – v32 gives the answer; all came from Noah (with his language, but the 3 sons went to all different areas of the world) The second half of Genesis 11 speaks of Abraham, from the line ...read more

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