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  • Daddy's Footprints

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 27, 2006
     | 1,479 views

    DADDY’S FOOTPRINTS "Walk a little slower Daddy", said a child so small. "I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall. Sometimes your steps are very fast. Sometimes they’re hard to see; So walk a little slower, Daddy, For you are leading me. Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what ...read more

  • Throughout History, Women Have Been Treated By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chad Wright on Apr 25, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 2,181 views

    Throughout history, women have been treated by men as lesser humans. Athenian women were of inferior status, often guarded by dogs, treated as fickle, contentious, and uncultured in comedy. In Jesus’ day, there was a prayer said by Jewish men thanking God in this manner, “Thank you for not making ...read more

  • Old John Was A Man Of God And Loved His Village ...

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Aug 23, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,672 views

    Old John was a man of God and loved his village chapel. One day he was stopped by an acquaintance, who, by the way, was an ardent angler. "I say, John," said the angler, "I have often wondered what attraction there is up at the village chapel. You go week after week to the same old chapel, see the ...read more

  • If I Go Into My Backyard And Work Hard 14 Hours ...  PRO

    Contributed by Stephan Brown on Aug 26, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,062 views

    If I go into my backyard and work hard 14 hours a day to dig a big hole, what good will that do? Surely, I’ll be doing more work than probably anybody in this room. I’d be working hard. And hard work is rewarding, or so our culture tells us. But I don’t need a big hole. My work would be useless. ...read more

  • The Purchaser And The Price  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,082 views

    THE PURCHASER AND THE PRICE The redeemed are dependent of God for all. All that we have-- wisdom, the pardon of sin, deliverance, acceptance in God’s favor, grace, holiness, true comfort and happiness, eternal life and glory--we have from God by a Mediator; and this Mediator is God. God not only ...read more

  • 2002 Poll On Uniqueness Of Christianity, ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2002
    based on 63 ratings
     | 1,874 views

    [2002 Poll on Uniqueness of Christianity, Citation: "Faith in America," U.S. News & World Report (5-6-02), p. 42; source: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/features/religion_survey.htm] PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly/U.S. News & World Report poll conducted March 26–April 4, 2002 In a spring ...read more

  • In Valladolid (Val-La-De-Lid), Spain, Where ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2003
    based on 136 ratings
     | 1,200 views

    In Valladolid (Val-la-de-lid), Spain, where Christopher Columbus died in 1506, stands a monument commemorating the great discoverer. -Perhaps the most interesting feature of the memorial is a statue of a lion at the base of it where the Spanish National Motto is engraved. -The lion is reaching ...read more

  • Nature Miracles Are Wonderful But They Are The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 20, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,921 views

    Nature miracles are wonderful but they are the exception rather than the rule. We might wonder why? Some people have intellectual difficulties with miracles. It’s true that the laws of physics are God’s usual way of working. Their consistency speaks of His faithfulness but there’s no reason at ...read more

  • There Is Little Doubt To The Fact That Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Taylor on Apr 23, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,548 views

    There is little doubt to the fact that every person here has most likely heard the old adage, “Seeing is believing.” In a world filled with insatiable claims it has become commonplace for a person to respond, “I won’t believe it, until I see it.” It is this very principle that brought Robert ...read more

  • Before Calfed Bank Turned Into Citibank, There ...

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 16, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,353 views

    Before CalFed Bank turned into Citibank, there was an advertisement that showed a toddler driving a parent crazy, and then words that suggest that while CalFed cannot help you take control of your child, it can at least help you take control of your finances. Children have ways of bringing ...read more

  • In A Painting Of The Crucifixion By The Famous ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kim Huffman on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,216 views

    In a painting of the Crucifixion by the famous Dutch artist, Rembrandt, our attention is drawn immediately to the cross and to Him who hangs there. Then looking at the crowd gathered around the Cross, we note the attitudes and actions of these people. As our eyes drift to the edge of the ...read more

  • Bobby And Susie Were Playing Upstairs While ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 25, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,959 views

    Bobby and Susie were playing upstairs while their mother was doing the dishes. All of the sudden, the children’s mother heard, "Thud, Thud, Thud...", and she ran to see what had happened. She went to the base of the stairs to find Susie curled up in a little ball and crying. Susie then told her ...read more

  • Rick Warren, Founder And Pastor Of Saddleback ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,104 views

    Rick Warren, founder and pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California saw his church grow to 10,000 people in worship attendance in fifteen years. In his book “The Purpose Driven Church” he says something that is offensive but at the same time is true for far too many churches. He wrote ...read more

  • Poem: Love For Others By Anonymous

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,480 views

    Poem: Love For Others by Anonymous Lord, let me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way, That, even when I kneel to pray, My prayer shall be for others. Help me, in all the work I do, Ever to be sincere and true, And know that all I’d do for Thee, Must needs be done for Others. Let “self” ...read more

  • If You Love Me

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,008 views

    If you are ever going to love me, Love me now, while I can know The sweet and tender feelings Which from true affection flow. Love me now While I am living. Do not wait until I’m gone And then have it chiseled in marble, Sweet words on ice-cold stone. If you have tender thoughts of me, Please ...read more

  • Not All Quotations About Life Have Been ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,383 views

    Not all quotations about life have been negative, for example: Norman Thomas (1884-1968), “The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.” Oswald Spengler, a German historian and philosopher (1880-1936), “This is our purpose: to make as ...read more

  • The Name Of The Author Was Not Attached To This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,116 views

    The name of the author was not attached to this story where I found it. But the story makes a telling point. Listen to him/her: I heard an interesting comment at a meeting I attended in New York, and I made a note of it: Because Jean-Claude Killy, the world-famous skier, was three-tenths of a ...read more

  • Have You Heard The Statement, "Conscience Gets A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,242 views

    Have you heard the statement, “Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet”? Think through the implications of that. There are many evil things that many people would do if they didn’t fear getting caught. Another expression of that says we are only one light bulb away from ...read more

  • The Work Of The Holy Spirit In The Church Enables ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,406 views

    The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Church enables us to share unity as follows • We have one Spirit - who activates our fellowship • We are one Body – the fellowship of believers • We share one Hope - The glorious future • We have one Lord – Jesus Christ to whom we belong • We share one Faith - ...read more

  • The English Philosopher, John Locke, Who Set The ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 9, 2007
     | 2,226 views

    The English philosopher, John Locke, who set the tone for the American Revolution, in his Second Treatise, wrote "the ruling power ought to govern by declared and received laws, and not by extemporaneous dictates and undetermined Justice…" Locke understood that laws worked best when people ...read more