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  • A Story Is Told In Which An Accountant Answered ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007
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     | 2,856 views

    A story is told in which an accountant answered an advertisement for a top job with a large firm. At the end of the interview, the chairman asked, "One last question—what is three times seven?" The accountant thought for a ...read more

  • If You Knew This Was Your Last Day On Earth, How ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 14, 2008
     | 2,773 views

    If you knew this was your last day on earth, how would you fill the time? A website asked people this question. Here’s a few answers. * Be with my wife and kids * I will restitute my ways, preach a good message to people around me and conduct a night vigil * Confess my sins and then I’d go to ...read more

  • In Pioneer Days On The Prairie Lands, Fires ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 3, 2008
     | 1,036 views

    In pioneer days on the prairie lands, fires would sometimes ignite in the tall, dry grass. They would literally find themselves about to be consumed by the flames. The winds would push the flames much faster than they could run. Often even the horses couldn’t outrun the flames. There was no time ...read more

  • Have You Ever Found And Old Flashlight You ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Mar 30, 2008
     | 1,511 views

    Have you ever found and old flashlight you haven’t used in some time. And you got to get it and it doesn’t turn on. You think those batteries were new when I put them in. Then you unscrew the top of the flashlight and the batteries have corroded and there is acid everywhere. The problem was you ...read more

  • It's Kind Of Like An Athlete Preparing For The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,865 views

    It’s kind of like an athlete preparing for the upcoming season. Say, for example, basketball season is starting soon. Typically, the basketball coach asks you to do some running in practice; you do sprints up and down the court, up and down the court. At times, it seems useless. But, once into the ...read more

  • Leftovers Are Such Humble Things, We Would Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    LEFTOVERS ARE SUCH HUMBLE THINGS, WE WOULD NOT SERVE TO A GUEST,AND YET WE SERVE THEM TO OUR LORD, WHO DESERVES THE VERY BEST. WE GIVE TO HIM LEFTOVER TIME, STRAY MINUTES HERE AND THERE. LEFTOVER CASH WE GIVE TO HIM, SUCH FEW COINS AS WE CAN SPARE. WE GIVE OUR YOUTH UNTO THE WORLD, TO HATRED, LUST ...read more

  • Americans Are Drowning In Debt. Consumers Have ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,012 views

    Americans are drowning in debt. Consumers have racked up more than $2.2 trillion in purchases and cash advances on major credit cards in just the last year. And it's become a habit for them to spend more than they have. The overall credit card debt grew by 315% from '89 to '06. To compound the ...read more

  • A Survey Of 20-Somethings (21-29) Reveals They ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    A survey of 20-somethings (21-29) reveals they overwhelmingly support monogamy and parenting (94%), marriage (84%), the U.S. Constitution (88%), and the military (84%), reports The Washington Times. “We were completely surprised said J. Walter Thompson’s Ann Mack. “There has been a faulty portrayal ...read more

  • Real U.s. Median Household Income Climbed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    Real U.S. Median Household Income climbed between ’05 and ’06, reaching $48,200, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the second consecutive year that income has risen. Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate declined for the first time this decade, from 12.6% in ’05 to 12.3% in ’06. ...read more

  • Roughly Six In Ten U.s. Households Contribute To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,862 views

    Roughly six in ten U.S. households contribute to charity routinely, according Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy Panel Study. The ongoing survey asked the same 8,000 families about their charitable gifts made in '00, '02 and '04. While the total percentage of gifting households was similar ...read more

  • For My Own Part," Says St. François De Sales, ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 12, 2008
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    “For my own part,” says St. François de Sales, quoted by Lesetre, “I should wish any devout man or woman always to be the best-dressed person in the company, but at the same time, the least fine and affected, and adorned, as it is said, with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. St. Louis said ...read more

  • The Olympic Flame Or Olympic Torch Is A Symbol ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 24, 2008
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    (The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games.[1] Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, when a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 ...read more

  • A Small Boy Was Talking With His Mother And Said, ...

    Contributed by Richard Roberts on Aug 4, 2008
     | 1,916 views

    A small boy was talking with his mother and said, "How old do I have to be to stay up late on a school night?" His mother replied, "About eighteen." "Oh good!" the boy said. "I'm old enough now!" "How do you figure that? Mom said. "Last time I checked, you were only eleven." "Well," the boy ...read more

  • A Walk By Faith

    Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Aug 10, 2008
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    A WALK BY FAITH I have a friend in Alaska. Some years ago he was a rising executive in a large, influential business. Then God spoke to him to quit his job and go to full-time Bible college. He did so, with no guarantees and no looking back. After he finished Bible college, to the amazement of ...read more

  • The Prophetic ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008
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    ‘THE PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE’ When the prophets were speaking of what would happen as a result of what was taking place in Judah the message was very specific. But when they looked out into the future the great events foretold were compressed in a brief space of time. This is called ‘the prophetic ...read more

  • I Want To Stay With You  PRO

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,953 views

    I Want to Stay With You That reminds me of what happened one Sunday after a Child Dedication service. As a young family was driving away from church after the dedication of their baby, little Johnny, the older brother, cried all the way home in the back seat of the car. His mother asked him three ...read more

  • Same Family, Different Face  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,627 views

    Same Family, Different Face The appropriate attitude is revealed in an Ann Landers Column. “Dear Ann Landers: It happened again today. My two sons and I were in a shopping mall, and a total stranger felt the need to comment on the fact that my boys didn’t look anything alike. Apparently, my 6 ...read more

  • Verload Comes When We Have Hearts Crammed Full ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2008
     | 1,224 views

    verload comes when we have hearts crammed full with so many things and the important things, such as faith and health and sanity, are squeezed to the margins or even left out. What is in our hearts, is expressed in our schedules, our buying choices, and our time commitments. How well do we honor ...read more

  • Deny Yourself

    Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
     | 2,690 views

    DENY YOURSELF But for the players on the Super Bowl, they had to sacrifice much last week. The players had to give up being with their family for that week as they prepared for the big game. Some teams actually put all the players in a hotel separate from their families, so there are no ...read more

  • Pint-Size Digital Projectors Are In The Works. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 1,118 views

    Pint-Size Digital Projectors are in the works. These devices, when plugged into cell phones and portable media players, will let consumers beam video content from their hand-held devices to the closest smooth surface. The micro-projectors, still in prototype, use light-emitting diodes and lasers to ...read more

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