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  • Where Have The Skunks Gone?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,580 views

    Where have the skunks gone? If you’ve seen a skunk--or smelled one--in the last five years, Florida wants to know. "I haven’t seen a dead skunk on the road for a while," said Henry Cabbage, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Neither have the agency’s biologists. ...read more

  • The Wal-Mart Store In Sterling, Colo., Agreed To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,703 views

    The Wal-Mart store in Sterling, Colo., agreed to allow the local Toys for Tots charity to put a huge box in the store’s lobby so shoppers could buy toys for needy children. "I’ve been keeping an eye on that box every time I went to Wal-Mart, and was so excited as it slowly began to fill," said ...read more

  • Last Year About This Time Our Tennessee Titans ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,662 views

    Last year about this time our Tennessee Titans were involved in a heart wrenching defeat in the Super Bowl. All season they had fought back from deficits to win and it appeared as though they were going to pull off another comeback victory over the Rams. Unfortunately they came up about a yard and ...read more

  • Poverty Because Of Unbelief  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,661 views

    POVERTY BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF On the corner of Park Row and Beekman Street, New York City, where Horace Greeley’s Statue now stands, stood a man offering $20 gold pieces for $1 each. All day he kept up loudly announcing his wares, but of the thousands that passed him, most paid no attention and ...read more

  • Pamela Anderson Is Leading A Charge To Remove A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,642 views

    Pamela Anderson is leading a charge to remove a bust of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders from the state Capitol. The actress called the Kentucky native’s likeness "a monument to cruelty" to chickens in a statement issued by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights ...read more

  • Catholic Churchgoers Worry Financial Fallout Will ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,800 views

    Catholic Churchgoers worry financial fallout will impede the work of the church. A new survey of people who attend Mass at least twice a month finds “a growing uneasiness” with the way the church handles money, says Frank Butler, Foundations & Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, survey ...read more

  • The Rubik's Cube

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Oct 8, 2007
     | 2,715 views

    The Rubik’s Cube. [Play with the Cube.] Have you ever tried to solve the Rubik’s Cube? It’s a challenge! The Cube was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian man named Erno Rubik. The object of the game is to arrange the cube in such a way that each of the 9 squares on a face contains the same color. ...read more

  • From Usa Today September 13, 2007 ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,038 views

    Illustration from USA TODAY September 13, 2007 edition page 11a “Live and Let Live – Public opinion polls reflect what many people see in their daily lives: When it comes to gay rights, issues of race and beyond, the USA has become a more tolerant nation over the past 25 years.” (See ...read more

  • Many Of You Heard Or Read About 27-Year-Old Aron ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 972 views

    Many of you heard or read about 27-year-old Aron Ralston who had his right arm pinned by an 800-pound boulder in a climbing accident. He had gone hiking in Bluejohn Canyon. He was an experienced climber, for he had already climbed over 49 other peaks in Colorado which were over 14,000 feet. He ...read more

  • Jehovah's Witnesses And The Church Of Jesus ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,789 views

    Jehovah's Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) reported the largest membership increases in a year, according to the National Council of Churches' 2008 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. Although Jehovah's Witnesses currently rank 25th in size with over ...read more

  • God Is Looking For People With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,257 views

    GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH CONVICITON DEF: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence In the events of the bridge collapse here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction. • Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when ...read more

  • Leslie B. Flynn Tells The Story Of An Orphaned ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 15, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,151 views

    Leslie B. Flynn tells the story of an orphaned boy living with his grandma when their house caught fire. The grandmother, trying to get upstairs to rescue the boy, perished in the flames. The boy’s cries for help were finally answered by a man who climbed an iron drainpipe and came back down with ...read more

  • Did You Know That The Idea For Mothers Day Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,918 views

    Did you know that the idea for Mothers Day was born in a small Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia? It was 1876 and the nation still mourned the Civil War dead. While teaching a Memorial Day lesson, Mrs. Anna Reeves Jarvis thought of mothers who had lost their sons. She prayed that one day ...read more

  • God's Assurance

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Feb 13, 2023
     | 2,209 views

    Have you ever been in a store and see a child that has gotten separated from his parents? The fear is very evident on the child's face as well as the parents’ face. It's a horrible feeling when the child turns around and can't find his parents. They frantically look through every ...read more

  • Company Changes Cake Mix Recipe That Was Too Easy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,671 views

    Company Changes Cake Mix Recipe That Was too Easy in order to Increase Sales Years ago a cake mix company put together a cake mix that was a big flop. The instructions said all you had to do was add water and bake. The company couldn’t understand why it didn’t sell, until their research discovered ...read more

  • Gordan Macdonald States That All Calls Have ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
     | 2,780 views

    Gordan MacDonald states that all calls have similar commonalities and the following information is gleamed from his article “God’s Calling Plan” (Leadership, Vol. 24 page 25): 1. The call originates from the Godhead: a. God called Abraham b. God called Moses c. God called Isaiah d. God called ...read more

  • On Profanity And Ungodly Language

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Apr 17, 2010
     | 2,692 views

    ON PROFANITY AND UNGODLY LANGUAGE Profanity and crude language are becoming more common on prime-time television programs. Many writers and producers seem to be intent on pushing the limits of how much immoral and offensive speech the public will allow. Profane and vulgar language is noise ...read more

  • Philadelphia 11 Fighting Pa "Hate Crimes" Law

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 13, 2010
     | 1,755 views

    'Philadelphia 11' fighting PA "hate crimes" law Attorneys for 11 Philadelphia-area Christians arrested and charged with felonies after protesting at a homosexual event will announce new developments in the case tomorrow and will show a videotape of the controversial arrests. As WorldNetDaily ...read more

  • Mother's Arms

    Contributed by Eugene Morell on Feb 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,210 views

    MOTHER'S ARMS There was a teenager who didn’t want to be seen in public with her mother, because her mother’s arms were terribly disfigured. One day when her mother took her shopping and reached out her hand, a clerk looked horrified. Later, crying, the girl told her how embarrassed she was. ...read more

  • Playing In The Dirt

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 5,849 views

    PLAYING IN THE DIRT If you see a baby playing in the dirt, the baby may be dirty but you pretty much don’t make a big deal about it because it’s understood that babies play in dirt. Babies try to eat dirt. Babies scrub themselves in dirt. Dirt is a toy to a baby. But if you see a ...read more