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  • I Recently Heard A Radio Report About A Group Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,592 views

    I recently heard a radio report about a group of young men in Holland who were trying to break the world’s record for domino toppling. For many weeks they plied their skills, setting up one domino after another until there were ten’s of thousands in place. Knowing that all it would take is one ...read more

  • Abilene Christian University Researchers, Dr. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,972 views

    Abilene Christian University researchers, Dr. David Lewis and Dr. Carley Dodd have recently concluded a cross-generational study (six different tests) to measure fathers’ positive and negative influences upon teens’ spirituality. The found that "every time" dad’s role "as teacher came out be the ...read more

  • The Attack [of Pearl Harbor] Took Place [december ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 26, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,702 views

    The attack [of Pearl Harbor] took place [December 7, 1941] on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, ...read more

  • Repent And Turn  PRO

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,873 views

    Repent and Turn Repent and turn! God calls today; Oh, do not close thine ear, I pray! Listen! It is the voice of love – Grieve not that tender heart above. Repent and turn! Now is the hour, The time of God’s redeeming power; Tomorrow it may be too late. Just now wide open is the gate. Repent ...read more

  • A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007
     | 1,408 views

    A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
     | 1,973 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • The Proper Way For Man To Pray," Said Deacon ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,206 views

    "The proper way for man to pray," said Deacon Lemuel Keyes; "The only proper attitude is down upon his knees." "Nay, I should say the way to pray," said Reverend Doctor Wise, "Is standing straight with outstretched arms with rapt and upturned eyes." "Oh, no, no, no," said Elder Snow, "such posture ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago, When Mother Teresa Visited ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,662 views

    A few years ago, when Mother Teresa visited Australia, a young man was assigned to be her guide during her stay. He was thrilled at the prospect of being so close to such a godly woman but he became frustrated over time because even though he was constantly near her, he never had the opportunity to ...read more

  • A Lady Visiting The Holy Land Came Upon A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,228 views

    A lady visiting the Holy Land came upon a sheepfold located high on a hilltop. Her attention was drawn to one poor sheep lying by the side of the road bleating in pain. Looking more closely, she discovered that its leg was injured. She asked the shepherd how it happened. "I had to break it ...read more

  • John Stott: The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,727 views

    John Stott The Cross of Christ I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statute of Buddha, his legs crossed, arms folded, eyes closed, the ghost of a smile playing round his mouth, a remote look on his face, detached from the agonies of the ...read more

  • A Defendant Was On Trial For Murder. There Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,938 views

    A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” the ...read more

  • Every Person Among Us At One Time Or Another Has ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,907 views

    Every person among us at one time or another has felt the distress of discouragement to tug at our hearts and dampen our spirits. Thomas Edison -- Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Dale Carnegie -- Develop success from ...read more

  • A Psychologist Once Was Interviewing A Patient. ...

    Contributed by James Cloud on Aug 4, 2007
     | 2,888 views

    A psychologist once was interviewing a patient. This patient was chronically depressed, hated life, blamed others for his own issues, and was obsessed with his own feelings of low self worth. After some time of complaining about this and that, the patient finally drew a halting breath and allowed ...read more

  • Rest If You Must, But Don't Quit!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 7, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,670 views

    REST IF YOU MUST, BUT DON’T QUIT! Unknown WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL, WHEN THE ROAD YOU’RE TRAVELING SEEMS ALL UPHILL, WHEN YOUR FUNDS ARE LOW, AND THE DEBTS ARE HIGH, AND YOU WANT TO SMILE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SIGH, WHEN CARE IS PRESSING YOU DOWN A BIT, REST IF YOU MUST, BUT DON’T ...read more

  • A Lady Had Just Moved Into A New Apartment And ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 1, 2008
     | 1,167 views

    A lady had just moved into a new apartment and was besieged by salesmen for everything from laundry service to life insurance. One busy day a dairyman came to the door. "No," she said firmly, "My husband and I don’t drink milk." "Be glad to deliver a quart every morning for cooking." ...read more

  • Writer Frustrated By Loneliness – It's A World ...

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
     | 1,786 views

    WRITER FRUSTRATED BY LONELINESS – IT’S A WORLD WIDE PROBLEM! A nationally syndicated columnist writes: ‘I am lonely and it saddens me. How could I not have enough friends? It seems as though every woman’s friendship quota is filled and she is no longer accepting new applicants. It is easy to fill ...read more

  • I Was Visiting My Home Town In Romania When One ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,415 views

    I was visiting my home town in Romania when one of my neighbors died. I was attending the visitation. Usually the family and relatives are taking care of the funeral – the body stays in the living room of the house for three days, until the burial. But if they live in a condo or blockhouse, they ...read more

  • In The 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 2,471 views

    In the 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntington, invited the Duchess of Buckingham to come and hear George Whitfield preach. The Duchess wrote to the Countess of Huntington about the Gospel that Whitefield and his fellow "Methodists" preached as follows: "It is monstrous to be told ...read more

  • The Apathy Club  PRO

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Aug 25, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,208 views

    The Apathy Club Did you hear about the college students who wanted to form a new organization on their campus? They called it the "Apathy Club"? Their "Apathy Club" wasn't going to be like any other student group. Where most organizations have a purpose or goal -- or some common interest to unify ...read more

  • Elevator Magic  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 24, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,799 views

    ELEVATOR MAGIC An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this, Father?" The father [never having seen an elevator] ...read more