Contributed by Fred Sigle on Nov 9, 2006
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Mark Twain advised that when a child reaches 13 years of age, a parent should place the child in a BARREL, NAIL the LID shut, and FEED the teenager through a KNOT HOLE. And when the child turns 16 years-old . . . PLUG the HOLE!
Of course, Mark Twain was also the one who
wrote, “When I was 18
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Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 10, 2009
Six hundred teenagers found in New England’s prisons gave these startling facts as to why they were there:
Six out of ten had fathers who drank to excess.
Many had mothers in the same condition.
Three out of four were permitted by parents to come and go as they pleased.
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 13, 2012
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3000 MILES WIDE AND 3 INCHES DEEP
According to a 2008 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life,
57 percent of evangelical church attendees said they believe many religions can lead to eternal life. In fact, 70 percent of Americans with at least some religious affiliation shared that idea.
The
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Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
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In the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Party removed the word “God” from their entire platform. Realizing that it created an image problem, there was a motion to return the word “God” to their narrative. The moderator asked for a verbal vote. Those who witnessed the event saw three verbal
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Contributed by Ken Henson on Nov 26, 2012
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THE PUBLIC
Cicero's (106 - 43 BC) was one of the most powerfully, persuasive people of his day. He had this to say about the public in 1st Century BC, Rome.
The poor: work and work,
The rich: exploit the poor,
The soldier: protects both,
The taxpayer: pays for all three,
The wanderer: rests
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 7, 2013
THE EGG PROMISE
Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs. "I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head," said the older one.
"Promise?" asked the younger.
"Promise!"
Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head.
Standing stiff for fear
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
Our cultural advertising motto is “sex sells.” Sex sells clothes, cars, food, beverages, even exercise equipment. “You can have the body that you have always wanted.” While they show two “perfectly” chiseled bodies using their equipment (always one male and one female), the message is that once you
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Contributed by Scott Jensen on Jun 26, 2008
The Rev. Alan Redpath tells of a lady of his acquaintance who has a little motto over her kitchen sink that reads as follows: “Divine service is conducted here three times daily.” This is the type of industry Christ honors. (1996, c1979). Encyclopedia of 7700 illustrations : A treasury of
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Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 18, 2001
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When I think of risk, I think of the story of Lucinda Williams who was a Missouri woman who moved to Dallas back in the mid-1800’s. When she moved to Dallas, she asked her landlady if there was a Baptist church in town. The landlady said there was no Baptist church in town and she hoped there
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2002
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WHAT ARE WHALES WORTH?
During the 1988 presidential election, an unexpected shift of attention occurred. Instead of the evening news focusing on the candidates, all eyes were on three gray whales that were cut off from their migratory route by a frozen sea of ice. At first, only a few Eskimos
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 11, 2002
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A Modern Fable
Once upon a time there was a little boy. When he was three weeks old his parents turned him over to a baby-sitter.
When he was two, they dressed him up like a cowboy and gave him a toy gun.
When he was three, everybody said, “How cute as he went about singing a beer
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 24, 2002
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NOW – in life do overs are not the norm… In our Hang Time journal on April 3rd – we read a chapter from max Lucado’s book – “No Wonder They Call Him Savior.”
“Not many second chances exist in the world today.. Just ask the kid who didn’t make the little league team or the fellow who got the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2003
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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Victor, a man in Jeanette Hoessel’s English-as-a-second language course, came from El Salvador. He asked her one day, "What does C-section mean?" Since Jeanette’s three children had been delivered by Caesarian section, she felt confident with her explanation, but Victor’s face
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 27, 2004
Have you ever been a parent waiting, watching and helping your child to take that first step or two without holding on to some thing. You brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles get in on this too. My daughter started walking by holding onto a coffee table when we lived in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 17, 2004
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**The Prince of Grenada-- The prince of Grenada, an heir to the Spanish crown, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement in Madrid’s ancient prison called “The Place of the Skull.” The fearful, dirty, and dreary nature of the place earned it the name. Everyone knew that once you were in, you
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
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A redhead is walking through the countryside, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed it, a genie appears.
The genie says, “You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, anything you get, all the blondes in the world get twice as much.”
The woman agrees, “Okay. Give me a
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BEWARE OF JEALOUSY
Mrs. Wesley was extremely jealous of her husband. His work set him in the position of friend and counselor to many women. Among his helpers and in the institutions that were springing up under his care, women were employed, and each one was for his insanely jealous wife an
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