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  • Over In England, Every Day At Noon A Man By The ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 29, 2004
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    Over in England, every day at noon a man by the name of Jim went to his church, sat down on the front row for five minutes, then slipped out. One day his pastor asked why he did this. Jim answered, "The world wears me down, and so I sit here in church and bow my head and say, 'Jesus, this is Jim. I ...read more

  • The Test Of Sanity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 6,872 views

    THE TEST OF SANITY Doctors of old times tested the sanity of a mental patients with the following test: The patient was placed in a room with a sink. The faucet was turned on and a stopper was put in the drain until the sink overflowed. The patient was then handed a mop and the door was closed. ...read more

  • Mother — Job Description  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,870 views

    MOTHER - Job Description POSITION TITLE : Mom, Mama, Mommy, Mother JOB DESCRIPTION : Candidates must be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy ...read more

  • Why Me?

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 27, 2005
     | 1,916 views

    From the 9-20-05 Daily Bread A few years ago, an unkempt, poorly adjusted youth named Tim… was converted to Christ in an evangelistic crusade. Several days later…he was sent to my home so that I could help him find a good church. And so it was that he began attending with me. Though Tim needed ...read more

  • You See, The Witch Knew Of The Deep Magic From ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 27, 2005
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    You see, the Witch knew of the Deep Magic from the Dawn of Time. But she was not aware of the Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time, as Aslan explained it to Susan and Lucy. He said that according to a decree from before the Witch’s time, “when a willing victim who had committed no treachery ...read more

  • Some Of You Know That I Built A Little Cabin Up ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,863 views

    Some of you know that I built a little cabin up at my family’s property on the way to Ottawa. What you might not know is that it is built on the edge of a small cliff with a good view of the lake. The north end of the cabin is on solid Canadian Shield rock, but the south end hangs over the cliff ...read more

  • A Pastor Told Me His Testimony One Day When We ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 6, 2006
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    A pastor told me his testimony one day when we both had some time to share. He told me that coming to Christ was absolutely wonderful. The weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders. The worry that had consumed him was gone. He was definitely a changed man on the inside. He and his 4 ...read more

  • Quotes From The Book The Light And The Glory

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 5, 2006
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    Quotes from the book The Light and The Glory. i. Marshall states, “Before the voyage had begun, Columbus had been a beggar before God, all his hopes hanging on Ferdinand and Isabella’s approval…BUT…Columbus chose the three things the world prizes most (after his successful journey) money (his ...read more

  • Are You A Good Showcase?  PRO

    Contributed by Ellis Wedel on Jan 4, 2007
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    Are You a Good Showcase? Gutav Dore, the famous artist, once lost his passport while traveling in Europe. When he came to the boundary post between two countries and was asked for his passport, he fumbled about and finally announced, "I have lost it, but it is all right. I’m Dore, the artist. ...read more

  • A Young Man Went Out To Buy His First Car. He ...

    Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
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    A young man went out to buy his first car. He didn’t have a lot of money to spend so he went to a local used-car lot where he found a 1967 Red Mustang in what appeared to be mint condition. He was told by the salesman that the car had been owned by a little old lady from Pasadena, oops, I’m sorry, ...read more

  • Obama Is Not The Messiah  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
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    OBAMA IS NOT THE MESSIAH President Barack Obama arrived at Stansted airport last week from America, complete with armoured limousines, helicopters, 200 US Secret Service staff and a six-doctor medical team. More than 500 officials and staff accompanied Obama, along with a mass of high-tech ...read more

  • Mind ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
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    Mind Reader? The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, reported on February 9, 2007 that a team of scientists has determined that reading brain waves can reveal a person’s intentions. Literally, if this report is true, science has determined a way to read the mind and determine what you intend to ...read more

  • A Parable Is Told Of A Community Of Ducks ...

    Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
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    A parable is told of a community of ducks waddling off to duck church one Sunday to hear their duck preacher. After they waddled into the duck sanctuary, the service began and the duck preacher spoke eloquently of how God had given the ducks wings with which to fly. He pounded the pulpit with his ...read more

  • There Is A Statement That Says

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Dec 21, 2009
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    There is a statement that says “Perception is reality.” I think that means that one’s understanding is taken as reality, even when it is perverted and false. Here’s an example: Some early studies concerned with prejudice show that we’re quite capable of reordering our perceptions of the world ...read more

  • Every Animal You Can Think Of -- Mammals, Birds, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
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    Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. It gives us the power to think, plan, speak, imagine... It is truly an amazing organ. The brain performs an incredible number of tasks:­ It controls body temperature, blood ...read more

  • You Can't See It, Hear It, Or Touch It, But Scent ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 7, 2010
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    You can’t see it, hear it, or touch it, but scent is powerful. The smell of things like crayons, petunias, and colognes evoke memories that transport me to the past and bring to mind people and places I might not otherwise recall. Some celebrities have fragrances named after them. Fans can ...read more

  • Many People Have Been Richly Blessed By What They ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 3, 2010
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    Many people have been richly blessed by what they learned at their mother’s knee. Consider John and Charles Wesley. Their names would probably never have lighted the pages of history if it hadn’t been for their godly mother who taught them that the law of love and Christian witness was to be their ...read more

  • Philadelphia 11 Fighting Pa "Hate Crimes" Law

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 13, 2010
     | 1,716 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

  • The Definition Of A Saint  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,386 views

    THE DEFINITION OF A SAINT A young boy went with his parents touring around Europe one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of the past. As he visited cathedral after cathedral, he was impressed the massive stained glass portraits of the disciples and of other ...read more

  • Hanging Onto The "Bomb"

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
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    HANGING ONTO THE "BOMB" For four hours he held the cylinder, waiting for rescue or an immediate death. After digging up what appeared to be an unexploded WWI bomb, David Page held on to it, afraid that letting go would detonate the device. While holding the bomb, the terrified 40-year-old from ...read more