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  • In His Book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey Writes: ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
    based on 135 ratings
     | 4,055 views

    In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five ...read more

  • 42 Percent Of Workers Reported That Yelling And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 181 ratings
     | 2,084 views

    * 42 percent of workers reported that yelling and verbal abuse took place where they worked. * One in ten said that physical violence had occurred where they worked. * 34 percent had lost sleep because of workplace stress, and 23 percent had been driven to tears. * Almost two-thirds, 65 percent, ...read more

  • Falling Out Of Bed  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001
    based on 123 ratings
     | 5,967 views

    Illus.: “Falling Out of Bed” A little boy constantly fell out of bed. No matter what his parents did, the boy couldn’t sleep without rolling out of bed. An uncle came to visit and in the middle of the night the usual thump and cry was heard. In the morning the uncle teased the boy and asked ...read more

  • We Heard You On The Radio  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,465 views

    WE HEARD YOU ON THE RADIO In San Antonio, Texas, an alleged fraudster is awaiting trial because he was too pleased with himself. The suspect apparently couldn’t resist calling a local talk show, "What Is Your Biggest Lie?," under an assumed name and describing how he bilked his insurance ...read more

  • Four High School Boys Were Late To Their Morning ...

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 15, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,843 views

    Four high school boys were late to their morning classes one day. They entered the classroom and solemnly told their teacher they were detained due to a flat tire. The sympathetic teacher smiled and told them it was too bad they were late because they had missed a test that morning. But she was ...read more

  • Costa Rican Tomato Frog

    Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 18, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,394 views

    Costa Rican Tomato Frog Deep in the Costa Rican jungle lives the small tomato frog. Red in color like a tomato, he has a unique defense against predators. Once he’s attacked, he emits a deadly, milky white poison all over his skin. As the attacking animal bites into a tomato frog, it ...read more

  • When You Become A Sports Spectator Instead Of A ...

    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
     | 2,147 views

    When you become a sports spectator instead of a participant, all the wrong things start to happen to your body. Your weight, blood pressure, resting heart rate and cholesterol all go up. And your oxygen consumption, muscular flexibility, stamina and strength all go down. So it doesn’t take too much ...read more

  • Profitable Memories: The Hobby Industry ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 2,170 views

    Profitable Memories: The Hobby Industry Association reports scrapbooking is its fastest-growing sector, with sales of supplies quadrupling in the last 5 years, to an estimated $2 billion. And that figure is expected to grow 40% to 80% annually over the next 5 years. While the industry had too few ...read more

  • Back In 1830 George Wilson Was Convicted Of ...

    Contributed by Stan Rodda on Apr 3, 2006
     | 2,911 views

    Back in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing the U.S. Mail and was sentenced to be hanged. President Andrew Jackson issued a pardon for Wilson, but he refused to accept it. The matter went to Chief Justice Marshall, who concluded that Wilson would have to be executed. "A pardon is a slip of ...read more

  • John Maxwell Tells The Story Of Two Shoe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 1,867 views

    John Maxwell tells the story of two shoe salesmen who were sent to a remote Island to sell shoes. After arriving, the first salesman called the home office back in Chicago and told them that he would be returning the next day because no one on the Island even wore shoes. The second salesman arrived ...read more

  • The Most Common Reasons Donors Discontinue ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,111 views

    The most common reasons donors discontinue giving: · 53% Don’t have the money · 30% Don’t know how the money is used · 27% Don’t know the ministry accomplishments · 23% Ministry spends too much on fund raising · 22% Don’t understand the ministry’s purpose Of course every reason has a reason behind ...read more

  • Holy Child  PRO

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 30, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,864 views

    HOLY CHILD Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child, Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart, that it may be A quiet chamber kept for Thee. My heart for very joy doth leap, My lips no more can silence keep, I too must sing, with joyful tongue, That sweetest ancient cradle song, Glory to God ...read more

  • One Pleasant Surprise While In Mexico Last Month ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Dec 10, 2004
     | 1,918 views

    One pleasant surprise while in Mexico last month was seeing a total lunar eclipse. It would have been nice to have had Rick’s telescope down there but most nights there was just too much light from the area to really see many stars. Yet, as the moon took on its orange glow from the shadow of the ...read more

  • Home Is Just Beyond

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
     | 1,664 views

    HOME IS JUST BEYOND The story is told of a little girl who lived near a cemetery. Even though she had to pass through it after the sun was set she never seemed to be apprehensive. Someone finally said to her: "Aren't you afraid to go through the cemetery?" "Ah, no," she replied, "I am not afraid, ...read more

  • Peale And Paul

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 3, 2011
     | 2,459 views

    PEALE AND PAUL Many of you are familiar with Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Living. It’s a good book. It won’t get you to heaven, but it will really help you approach life with the right kind of outlook. Dr. Vance Havner was asked one time to compare the writings of Norman ...read more

  • Tragedy Of Church Conflict

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 5, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,214 views

    During one of the wars between the English and French, two war vessels met in fearful encounter. It was too dark to distinguish friends from foes; but each supposed itself engaged with the common enemy. When the darkness lifted, both ships were seen flying the English flag. They saluted each other, ...read more

  • Just Good Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,951 views

    III. THIRD–YOU CAN’T RUMBLE, IF YOU DON’T KNOW THAT COMPROMISE IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON CHRISTIANS AND CHURCHES BECOME LUKEWARM. A. VERSE 16, IS NOT A PORTRAIT OF A PERSON LOSING THEIR SALVATION, THIS IS A PICTURE OF A PERSON TRYING TO STRADDLE THE FENCE BETWEEN THE WORLD AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD ...read more

  • A Group Of Ministers And A Salesman's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,304 views

    A group of ministers and a salesman’s organization were holding conventions in the same hotel, and the catering department had to work at top speed serving dinners to both. The salesmen were having spiked watermelon for dessert. But the chef discovered that it was being served to the ministers by ...read more

  • Poem: Annie Johnson Flint

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 2, 2007
     | 1,089 views

    Poem: Annie Johnson Flint wrote: This weighty burden thou dost bear, This heavy cross, It is a gift the Lord bestows, And not a loss; It is a trust that He commits Unto thy care, A precious lesson He has deigned With thee to share. Rejoice that He so honors thee And so esteems Of highest worth; ...read more

  • Did You Know That In June 2006 Israeli Doctors ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 26, 2008
     | 879 views

    Did you know that in June 2006 Israeli doctors and scientists successfully germinated a 2000 year old date palm, found at the Herodian fortress of Masada on the West Bank of the Dead Sea the seed was tagged the Methuselah. Friends there is coming a time when another seed is going to be ...read more