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  • An Arm Around Me  PRO

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Nov 26, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,347 views

    AN ARM AROUND ME This is a great story that I read in Prevention magazine last month. It is written by Dr. Ned Hallowell, a child and adult psychiatrist. “When I was in the first grade, I had trouble reading. Back then, if you had trouble reading, you could easily be dismissed as stupid, or you ...read more

  • Some Years Ago A Widow Shared Some Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 11, 2001
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,656 views

    ILL. Some years ago a widow shared some of the story of her life. When her husband was 39 he died in his sleep of a massive heart attack. That day had begun like any other day - he awoke at the same time - went to work - performed his duties - came home at the end of the day - played with his ...read more

  • There Was An Story Of A Woman Who Was Sranded In ...

    Contributed by Ronito Nartea on Sep 13, 2005
     | 2,635 views

    There was an story of a woman who was sranded in a remote area because her car failed . She decide to walk about to find out if there are people around the vicinity who could help her. In that area bad elements roams around suddenly a npoise from the woods caught her attention and she saw a group ...read more

  • Jim Cymbala (As Described In His Book Fresh Wind ...  PRO

    Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,509 views

    Jim Cymbala (as described in his book Fresh Wind Fresh Fire) looked around a saw a small rag tag group of church goers surrounded by a city of muggers, transvestites, drug addicts and more, and realized he was in trouble. He was overcome by his own inadequacy to lead the church, as well as his ...read more

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,455 views

    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, ...read more

  • July 14 Or So, 1996) I Went Fishing On The Farm ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
     | 760 views

    July 14 or so, 1996) I went fishing on the farm property of some people in our church in Ohio. They had trouble with wild dogs there, getting their animals. They had to shoot over 20 of these dogs. I believed that the dogs were gone. So, there I was, ½ mile from my car, armed with 2 fishing ...read more

  • Keep Your Eyes On Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,433 views

    KEEP YOUR EYES ON ME One day, a man hired an experienced guide to lead him on a hike into the Swiss Alps. After many hours, they came to a high and remote mountain pass. To the man’s dismay, he saw the path had almost been washed out. What could he do? To the left was a sheer rock cliff, to his ...read more

  • A Higher Source

    Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,463 views

    A HIGHER SOURCE "I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him" (Ps. 91:15). First, "I will deliver." When God called Moses to go down into Egypt to deliver the children of Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, in all the world there wasn’t a man who, humanly speaking, ...read more

  • No Shortcuts

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,298 views

    NO SHORTCUTS Now that the New Year is right around the corner there are those infomercials that tout great fitness. It seems that each year the machines get weirder. Hang upside down, spin 360 degrees then throw up. That loses about 5 lbs. Then there are those that bend you like a pretzel while ...read more

  • Stealing God

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2019
     | 3,459 views

    A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were mischievous. They were always getting into trouble, and their parents knew that if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a Pastor in town had been successful in disciplining ...read more

  • Commentator William Barclay Notes: "You ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 92 ratings
     | 4,660 views

    Commentator William Barclay notes: “You can tell what a man’s relationship with God is by looking at his relationship with other people. If a man is at variance with his fellow man, and if he’s a quarrelsome, competitive, argumentative, trouble-making creature; he may be a diligent ...read more

  • A Well Known American Internist And A Growing ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 56 ratings
     | 1,526 views

    A well known American internist and a growing body of medical specialist say, 90% of the chronic patients they treat illnesses started not with a cough or cold but with fear. Fear of losing a job, of old age, of money troubles, or of being exposed. Sometimes the fear is nothing more than a ...read more

  • This Prayer Was Found In The Clothing Of A Dead ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gary Macdonald on Dec 13, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 2,638 views

    This prayer was found in the clothing of a dead child at Ravensbruck concentration camp. O Lord, remember not only the men and woman of good will, but also those of ill will. But do not remember all of the suffering they have inflicted upon us: Instead remember the fruits we have borne because of ...read more

  • I Heard The Story Of The Old Woman Who Lived In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,080 views

    I heard the story of the old woman who lived in the hills of Tennessee. She went to a great deal of trouble to have electrical power installed in her home. After a few months the Power Company noticed that she used very little electricity. They sent a meter reader out to check on the matter. He ...read more

  • Titanic Story – The Titanic Was Slated To Be The ...

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Dec 23, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,328 views

    Titanic Story – The Titanic was slated to be the best ship ever built. It as hailed as “indestructible”, but when it hit an iceberg on it’s maiden voyage, it sank. It has since been discovered that it was not the size of the iceberg that sank the ship, but rather that it was rushed to completion ...read more

  • Do It Myself

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,129 views

    It is said that D.L. Moody, in his early days in Chicago, was a regular attendant on the noonday prayer meeting at a local church. At one of these meetings a rich brother rose and told those present of an opportunity to do a certain good thing if only three or four hundred dollars could be raised ...read more

  • Has It Come To That?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,158 views

    Preacher Vance Havner once told a story about an elderly lady who was greatly disturbed by her many troubles--both real and imaginary. Finally, someone in her family tactfully told her, "Grandma, we’ve done all we can for you. You’ll just have to trust God for the rest." A look of absolute despair ...read more

  • Vance Havner Told A Story About An Elderly Lady ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 31, 2007
     | 1,122 views

    Vance Havner told a story about an elderly lady who was greatly disturbed by her many troubles—both real and imaginary. Finally, someone in her family tactfully told her, “Grandma, we’ve done all we can for you. You’ll just have to trust God for the rest.” A look of absolute despair spread over ...read more

  • Are You Careless In The Way You Talk To Your Wife ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,266 views

    Are you Careless in the way you talk to your wife or your husband? I read in a book on marriage that it takes 100 compliments to balance out ONE criticism from a husband or wife. I don’t know about you, but I’d have trouble coming up with 100 compliments! It’s a lot smarter --- guys --- to ...read more

  • Cartoon From Shows A Line Of Pews And A Sentence ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
     | 1,131 views

    Cartoon from shows a line of pews and a sentence being passed from pew to pew. 1st pew: My ear kind of hurts 2nd pew: The pastor has an earache 3rd pew: The pastor got a hearing aid 4th pew: The pastor is having trouble hearing 5th pew: The pastor ...read more