Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
As part of a commencement address former First Lady Barbara Bush said the following to a group of graduating college students:
"As important as your obligations as a doctor, lawyer, or business leader will be, you are a human being first, and those human connections - with spouses, with children,
...read more
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2008
Picked Last
It happened several times a week, almost without fail. Whether they lined up against the wall of the gymnasium, the local ice rink or the snow bank for the back-roads hockey, it was always the same. The leaders picked him last.
Last for basketball because he was too clumsy; in hockey
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 15, 2004
based on 3 ratings
| 2,377 views
Do you ever feel like Robert Orben who said, “Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,763 views
"Observers say that we Americans put too much emphasis upon conformity and not enough on the development of true individuality. We could reverse this trend by encouraging our children to be different, to
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 1,733 views
"I thank God I live in a country where dreams can come true, where failure is the first step to success and where success is only another form of
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 2,247 views
"God will give us opportunities to try our consecration, whether it be a true one or not. No man can be wholly the Lords unless he is wholly consecrated to the Lord; and no man can
...read more
Tags:
based on 52 ratings
| 1,832 views
"The parents of a young soldier killed in action gave their church a gift of money as a memorial for their son. During the presentation service, the mother of another soldier overseas whispered to her husband, "Let’s give the same amount for our son." "What’s the matter with you?" he asked. "Our
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
based on 1 rating
| 3,768 views
A couple once asked me: "What must we do to get married?"
I answered: "All you have to do is say, I do."
But, I ask you, was this all?
What about the ring, the marriage license, the blood test and the wedding ceremony? Are these also parts of getting married?
In marriage,
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 26, 2008
Make Me Fit to Live With
John Drescher, in his book, If I Were Starting My Family Again, says something really profound. He used to pray for his children, that they would become more obedient, pleasant, loving, and so on.
And then he says:
"... it struck me that this kind of praying myst stop...I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
based on 1 rating
| 3,444 views
"Give us the man of integrity, on whom we know we can thoroughly depend; who will stand firm when others fail; the friend, faithful and true; the adviser, honest and fearless; the adversary,
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2009
based on 2 ratings
| 2,368 views
OUR IMAGE OF GOD
Brennan Manning said, "It is always true to some extent that we make our images of God. It is even truer that our image of God
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 5, 2008
" Teamwork is the FUEL that allows Common People To Produce Uncommon Results!"
"True teamwork is a two way street: Reaching out to help colleagues And also being open and receptive to
...read more
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jack Kale on Sep 30, 2017
Rain on the Rocks
We were on the last morning of a five day float down the Buffalo River in Arkansas. Our family joined another for the second annual Kale-Parker river trip. Everyone had their own boat and each was packed with supplies ranging from coolers, cook-wear, clothes, fishing gear, and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
based on 93 ratings
| 3,169 views
Richard Armstrong and Edward Watkin tell the story of a biologist’s experiment with "processional caterpillars." On the rim of a clay pot that held a plant, he lined them up so that the leader was head-to-head with the last caterpillar. The tiny creatures circled the rim of the pot for a full week.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000
based on 84 ratings
| 2,415 views
One of the most dramatic symbols of the new political freedoms in the worlds was the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. In 1990, church leaders invited Billy Graham to conduct a rally at the Brandenburg Gate. They said that rock stars, entertainers, and political groups had rallied at the Wall, but
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Mar 25, 2001
based on 97 ratings
| 2,474 views
Among the prisoners in Kushner’s POW camp was a tough young marine, 24 years old, who had already survived two years of prison-camp life in relatively good health. Part of the reason for this was the camp commander had promised to release the man if he cooperated. Since this had been done before
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 3, 2001
based on 98 ratings
| 4,816 views
The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton. He despised corporate fat cats. He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores. He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but because it still had plenty
...read more
Scripture:
Tags: