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  • Religious Literacy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    RELIGIOUS LITERACY Just as schools teach reading, writing and arithmetic, Boston University's Stephen Prothero thinks religion ought to become the "4th R" of American education. He notes although 90% of people in the U.S. claim they are Christian, only a few know anything about religion. Only 10% ...read more

  • Bad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 3,069 views

    BAD MEAT Colin Byrne Smith of Australia told of a missionary who called on a tribe of cannibals. Taking his life in his hands, he crossed the inlet in a small boat, and when confronted by the tribe, meekly endured every insult. Long afterwards, when he had succeeded in converting many and ...read more

  • I Want You To Walk

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,036 views

    “I WANT YOU TO WALK” -Arthur Gordon (A Touch of Wonder) relates a story that graphically describes the impact that one life can have on another. The man Gordon spoke of had been stricken with polio at the age of three and his parents had abandoned him in the Depression era. Taken in by a foster ...read more

  • Born Identity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 6,462 views

    BORN IDENTITY Jimmy Gupton tells of when he was 93 and ready to go on home to God. For the 1000th time, he had prayed for God to take him home. His wife had been gone for seven years, and it was getting harder and harder to go through the motions of the holiday. He had a big silver Christmas tree ...read more

  • 65279;once, When My Brother Was Four Or Five ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kevin Barron on Jul 3, 2001
    based on 128 ratings
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    Once, when my brother was four or five and my sister three or four, Dennis came running into the house. “What’s wrong?” my mother asked. “Wanda hit me!” my brother, in tears, cried out. Not wanting him to be unable to take care of himself, my mother told him to hit my sister back if she ...read more

  • I Am Reminded Of The Story Of The Discussion At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 23, 2001
    based on 159 ratings
     | 2,713 views

    I am reminded of the story of the discussion at church camp for children where one of the counselors was leading a discussion on the purpose of God has for all of his creation. They began to find good reasons for the clouds and trees and rocks and rivers and animals and just about everything else ...read more

  • When You Were Growing Up, Do You Remember The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robbie Shivar on Jun 4, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,568 views

    When you were growing up, do you remember the phrase "Do-Over" that was often used during playtime? It would happen during a game of kick ball. The kicker would wallop the ball into the air over toward the trees. The ball would then bounce it way down through the branch and then get stuck. The ...read more

  • A General Rode Up To A Gunner Standing By His ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jul 10, 2005
     | 1,579 views

    A general rode up to a gunner standing by his gun. He took out his field glasses and looked around. "Pierre," he said to the gunner, "you see that little cottage over there. The one near the clump of trees." "Yes, sir," said Pierre turning pale. "There’s a nest of Prussians in there. I want you to ...read more

  • I Am Reminded Of The Story Of The Discussion At ...

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 19, 2005
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     | 1,458 views

    I am reminded of the story of the discussion at church camp for children where one of the counselors was leading a discussion on the purpose of God has for all of his creation. They began to find good reasons for the clouds and trees and rocks and rivers and animals and just about everything else ...read more

  • Charlie Brown Is Struggling With Christmas. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Waite on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,377 views

    Charlie Brown is struggling with Christmas. He can’t get the kids to do the program correctly. He’s adopted a puny tree which causes the other kids to ridicule him. When it seems like all is lost, Linus takes the stage and quotes the Christmas story from Luke 2. Just when it seems that Israel ...read more

  • The Martyrs For Christ

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 1, 2011
     | 2,455 views

    THE MARTYRS FOR CHRIST James the son of Zebedee was beheaded in Jerusalem, the first of the apostles to die, during the Easter season in about the year A.D. 44. Matthew was slain with the sword in a city in Ethiopia. Mark was dragged through the streets of Alexandria until he expired. Luke was ...read more

  • One Of My Earliest Childhood Recollections Was ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 29, 2007
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    One of my earliest childhood recollections was in N. Wales and I was told by my mother never to eat a certain seed on a tree yet my brother and his friends encouraged me to eat it a similiar scenario to Adam and Eve do’nt you think? ...I was tempted to eat some laburnum seeds - I gave in to ...read more

  • The Old Cow Gave Good Milk, But She Sure Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,550 views

    The old cow gave good milk, but she sure was dumb. She had a whole field in which to feed, yet no grass seems quite as tasty as those patches outside her own pasture. She often stretches her head through the barb wire fence, while right behind her is everything that she needs --excellent grazing ...read more

  • According To The Last United Nations Survey, ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 5, 2007
     | 1,088 views

    According to the last United Nations survey, there are about 12,000 murders in the USA each year. There were all kinds of circumstances behind those murders, but you can be sure of one thing. ANGER was at the heart of all of them. Jesus went straight to the heart of the matter. Dallas ...read more

  • Maybe You Have Been Hit With So Much Adversity ...

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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     | 3,143 views

    • Maybe you have been hit with so much adversity you feel like the little girl who was riding along on her bike when she bumped her head on the low hanging branch of a tree. • She ran into the house hollering, "Mom, Joey hit me!" • Her Mom looked up from what she was doing and said, "Sissy, Joey ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
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    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven’t been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for ’Specials’. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,104 views

    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for 'Specials'. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Mistletoe Mystery

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024
     | 534 views

    The myth: Mistletoe will bring you good luck. Remember that old joke? If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get? Missile toe! Mistletoe is an odd plant: it is a parasite that grows atop tree or shrub branches. The association of good luck with mistletoe goes back centuries. The idea ...read more

  • Great Background On The Oldest Psalm - Psalm 90

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 27, 2025
     | 267 views

    John Phillips gave us this helpful background information: "Next to the book of Job, Psalm 90 is most likely the oldest piece of writing in the Bible. This psalm was written by Moses in the wilderness on the way from Egypt to Canaan. So, Psalm 90 stands in grand isolation as the oldest psalm ...read more

  • Sneaky Snake  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,917 views

    SNEAKY SNAKE Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one. One day, he was ...read more