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  • The Rock

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,108 views

    The Rock A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man He had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his ...read more

  • A Woman Walked Into Her Bathroom At Home. As She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Heartsill on Oct 25, 2000
    based on 140 ratings
     | 4,853 views

    A woman walked into her bathroom at home. As she did, she saw her husband weighing himself on the bathroom scales, sucking in his stomach. The woman thought to herself, "He thinks that he will weigh less by sucking in his stomach." So, the woman rather sarcastically said to her husband, ...read more

  • In May 1897 The Demise Of Author Mark Twain Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tim George on Jan 8, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,643 views

    In May 1897 the demise of author Mark Twain was reported a bit too early. When the news reached Mr. Twain he was reported to have said, “The news of my death has been greatly exaggerated.” Had someone thought to go to Mark Twain himself they would have know he was ...read more

  • A Four-Year-Old And A Six-Year-Old Presented ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 9, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,849 views

    A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mom with a houseplant. They had used their own money to buy it and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet at the flower shop that we wanted to give you. It was real pretty but it was too expensive. It had ...read more

  • Staring Death In The Face  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,803 views

    STARING DEATH IN THE FACE "The first button, the second button, the third button and then we saw the belt." This is what Baruch Neuman said when he realized he was facing a suicide bomber. Is that not how Satan attacks? Once glance, another thought, and then we are in bondage to a sin that we ...read more

  • Carl Rogers, A Psychologist, Was 22 Years Old ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 10, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,302 views

    Carl Rogers, a psychologist, was 22 years old when he entered Union Theological Seminary in New York in 1924. While there, he participated in a seminar organized to explore religious doubts. Rogers later said of the group, “The majority of members...in thinking their way through questions they had ...read more

  • Hurting Pastors: They Are Pressured By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,464 views

    Hurting Pastors: They are pressured by the responsibilities of their position and are under the assault of the enemy. Some of their common concerns: 97% of pastors feel inadequately trained, 80% say their ministry has had a negative impact on their children, 70% struggle with depression,71% are ...read more

  • A Retired Preacher Was Cleaning Out The Dresser ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,372 views

    A retired preacher was cleaning out the dresser when he found 5 eggs and $1K. •He asked his wife and she said she saved 1 egg for every bad sermon. He thought, "5 eggs in all those years. That’s not too bad. But what’s the ...read more

  • God, Coaching And Discipline

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009
     | 2,016 views

    GOD, COACHING AND DISCIPLINE Tom Landry the famous coach of the Dallas Cowboys in their heyday said: "The role of the coach is to make people do things they don’t want to do to achieve the results they want to achieve." As soon as I heard that, I thought of God. Isn’t that ...read more

  • Teens Admire...?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
     | 2,588 views

    TEENS ADMIRE...? Have you thought lately about who teenagers admire? World Almanac and Book of Facts surveyed eight graders a few years ago and discovered that the top thirty names were movie stars and athletes. Not one admired adult was a religious leader, statesman, author, painter, doctor, ...read more

  • Which Horn?  PRO

    Contributed by Gale Lambert on Aug 23, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,358 views

    WHICH HORN? A young city boy went to the farm to spend time with his grandfather. While setting on the porch swing, the young lad noticed a cow behind the fence and asked grandfather, "What is that on the other side of the fence?" The grandfather replied, "A cow." "What is that on the cow’s ...read more

  • It's Not The Water  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,957 views

    IT'S NOT THE WATER Little Betsy had faithfully attended baptism classes. Her mother, wanting to be sure her daughter understood its significance, asked, "Honey, what does baptism mean?" "Well, it isn't the water that makes you clean ..." she began. Smiling, Mother thought, Yes, she ...read more

  • Thomas Jefferson Wrote, "God Who Gave Us Life ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 4, 2012
     | 1,408 views

    Thomas Jefferson wrote, "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? ...read more

  • Fishing Out The Windows

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 7, 2014
     | 6,312 views

    A hotel in Galveston, Texas, that overlooks the Gulf of Mexico, faced a potential problem. The edge of the hotel hangs over the water. Before the hotel opened, someone thought, "What if someone decides to fish out of the windows?" This person then erected signs saying not to fish from the hotel ...read more

  • Fishing Or Drinking

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 14, 2007
     | 2,807 views

    Fishing or Drinking My cousin Phil was asked by guys he went to school with or worked with how they had got drunk on the weekend and had a hangover. Then how much fun it was, and then asked him what he did on the weekend. He gladly said, "I went fishing." They thought that was a little lame. But ...read more

  • Just Imagine You'd Spent Days And Days Doing A ...

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Sep 24, 2007
     | 1,539 views

    Just imagine you’d spent days and days doing a 1000 piece jigsaw and just when you thought you would finally finish it, you found there was a piece missing. How would you feel? It wouldn’t matter that 999 pieces were perfectly in place, you’d still notice the piece that was ...read more

  • Researcher George Barna In 2006 Asked Pastors ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Crowson on Mar 23, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,805 views

    Researcher George Barna in 2006 asked pastors what they thought was the number 1 priority in the lives of their congregations. Pastors responded that 70% of their peoples #1 priority was their walk w/God. Keep in mind that Barna is asking pastors about people who regularly attend worship. When ...read more

  • A Four-Year-Old And A Six-Year-Old Presented ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2008
     | 1,893 views

    A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mom with a houseplant. They had used their own money to buy it and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet at the flower shop that we wanted to give you. It was real pretty but it was too expensive. It had a ...read more

  • Going The Second Mile

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 20, 2008
     | 2,674 views

    GOING THE SECOND MILE A salesman called his wife from a coin-operated phone in a distant city, finished the conversation, said good-bye, and replaced the receiver. As he was walking away, the phone rang. He went back and answered it, expecting to be informed of extra charges. But the ...read more

  • Someone Tells About A Man Who Was Looking For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,742 views

    Someone tells about a man who was looking for work without any luck for many weeks. So he decided to take a break and visit the zoo. While he was at the zoo, he asked the zookeeper if they had any openings. The zookeeper motioned the man over to a tree and whispered, "Our gorilla just died last ...read more

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