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  • When Was The Last Time You Took Some Time Out To ...

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,788 views

    When was the last time you took some time out to play the age-old children’s game, “Who am I? Well, after the sermon this morning you will be able to tell all of your friends that you last played it at church during the worship service. That is how we are going to start out this morning, with a ...read more

  • Burying Karla Faye Tucker  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,879 views

    BURYING KARLA FAYE TUCKER In February 1998, the State of Texas prepared to execute Karla Faye Tucker, for her participation in the murder of Jerry Lynn Dean and Deborah Thornton with a pick ax in 1983. What brought this story to the News agencies was Karla’s request for a stay from execution. ...read more

  • You May Be An Ambassador To England Or ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rita Sims on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 114 ratings
     | 3,768 views

    "You may be an ambassador to England or France, You may like to gamble, you might like to dance. You may be the heavyweight champion of the world, You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls. But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed, You’re gonna have to serve somebody. Well it ...read more

  • Recently Reviewing The New Book By Dr. Tim Kimmel ...

    Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
     | 1,752 views

    Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and hear really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting. Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of the free child care that the ...read more

  • Recently Reviewing The New Book By Dr. Tim Kimmel ...

    Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
     | 1,650 views

    Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and hear really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting. Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of the free child care that the ...read more

  • The Church's Role In Parenting

    Contributed by Rodney Bowen on Feb 7, 2013
     | 3,972 views

    THE CHURCH'S ROLE IN PARENTING Recently reviewing the new book by Dr. Tim Kimmel title, CONNECTING CHURCH & HOME, I found my mind and heart really pierced with the current state of our in-church parenting. Churches and families need each other. And no, I am not referring to our family’s use of ...read more

  • I Close A Letter Emailed To Me. It Is From A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,672 views

    . I CLOSE A LETTER EMAILED TO ME. IT IS FROM A SOLDIER IN IRAQ, WHO WROTE HIS MOTHER ABOUT HIS SEARCH FOR SALVATION: “DEAR MOM, I AM FINE, BUT I LOST MY BEST FRIEND TODAY IN AN AMBUSH AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME, IS TO TELL YOU THIS STORY: IMAGINE YOU ARE CRAWLING, ...read more

  • Fact Is, The Mayo Clinic Claims 80-85% Of Total ...  PRO

    Contributed by Craig Simonian on Jun 8, 2001
    based on 233 ratings
     | 2,451 views

    Fact is, the Mayo Clinic claims 80-85% of total caseload due directly to worry and anxiety. - Many experts say that coping with stress is the #1 health priority of our day. o One leading physician has stated that, in his opinion, 70% of all medical patients could cure themselves if only they got ...read more

  • Recently, A 20-Year-Old University Of Washington ...  PRO

    Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Aug 5, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 1,951 views

    Recently, a 20-year-old University of Washington student named Adam Burtle posted an unusual item on the Internet auction site eBay. The bidding began at 5 cents on this particular article and eventually reached $400 by the end of the auction. It was listed under the heading of “20 yr-old Seattle ...read more

  • Respect Your Elders  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,399 views

    RESPECT YOUR ELDERS At age twenty-six, Pat Moore performed an unbelievable experiment. An industrial designer, Moore wanted a better understanding of senior adults, so for three years she frequently disguised herself as an eighty-five-year-old woman. From 1979 to 1981, she utilized the skills of a ...read more

  • God Does Prefer One Way Of Living Over Another. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Oct 24, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,100 views

    God does prefer one way of living over another. And that which He prefers is based on a bedrock commitment to His word and His ways. And the results are always supernatural. A TV camera crew was on assignment in Southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. In one scene, ...read more

  • The Best Bible Translation  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 30, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,475 views

    [Illustration] Four ministers were discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases. Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, was the best. The first minister said he used the King James because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent ...read more

  • Values Can Be Completely Reversed In Certain ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 96 ratings
     | 4,497 views

    Values can be completely reversed in certain circumstances. You may have heard the story of how when the "Titanic" was sinking, a rich lady was in her cabin when the order to abandon ship was given. There was no time for packing possessions. She noticed two things on her dressing table - her ...read more

  • The Movie, "Stand And Deliver" Is Based Upon The ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
     | 2,477 views

    The movie, "Stand and Deliver" is based upon the true story of a math teacher, named Jamie Escalante. Through his leadership, a group of inner city students at East Los Angeles Garfield High School rise to excellence on the National Advanced Calculus Exam. “All’s well that ends well” and by the ...read more

  • Peace  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Dec 11, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,634 views

    A friend sent me this email recently ... A Wise man said to me! "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you’ve started." So I looked around the house to see all the things I started and hadn’t finished ... and before leaving the house this morning I finished off a bottle of red ...read more

  • Charles Swindoll Gives Us Some Interesting Advice ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 21, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,224 views

    Charles Swindoll gives us some interesting advice when he states: When you live in darkness, you not only have no ray of light, you don’t even know where home is. That is the way it is for the majority in the world. Some folks are born, raised, and die in cultures that have never seen their first ...read more

  • Do Any Of You Remember The Loss Of The Vessel ...

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 24, 2006
     | 2,161 views

    Do any of you remember the loss of the vessel called the "Central America"? She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down. She therefore hoisted a signal of distress. A ship came close to her, and its captain asked, through the trumpet, "What is wrong?" "We are in bad repair and are ...read more

  • Michelle Collins Of The Globe & Mail

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 13, 2007
     | 1,201 views

    Michelle Collins of the Globe & Mail: When 26-year-old Geoff Emery put money down on his first condominium, he started looking forward to moving out of his mother’s house. The move-in date of November 2005 rolled around only to find himself in November 2006 still living with his mom in Markham. He ...read more

  • Listen To What Ann Graham Lotz Says In Her Book, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,030 views

    Listen to what Ann Graham Lotz says in her book, “I saw the Lord.” She writes: “Hurricane Katrina was a resounding wake-up call, not just to New Orleans and the Gulf coast, but to this entire nation. Wake up, America! Disaster can strike at any moment! Your unprecedented prosperity, your advanced ...read more

  • A Wealthy Man Who Had Lost His Son In The War Put ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 14, 2009
     | 1,508 views

    A wealthy man who had lost his son in the war put up his priceless art collection for sale by auction. The first item that was presented was not one of the great works from the masters, but a portrait of his beloved late son done by a local artist. The experienced and seasoned art buyers showed no ...read more