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  • When A Mother Saw A Thunderstorm Forming In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    When a mother saw a thunderstorm forming in mid-afternoon, she worried about her seven-year-old daughter who would be walking the three blocks from school to home. Deciding to meet her, the mother saw her walking nonchalantly along, stopping to smile whenever lightning flashed. Seeing her mother, ...read more

  • A Survey Asked Mothers To Keep Track Of How Many ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    A survey asked mothers to keep track of how many times they made negative, compared with positive, comments to their children. They admitted that they criticized ten times for every time they said something favorable. A three-year survey in one city’s schools found that the teachers were 75% ...read more

  • According To The Israeli Press, Psychiatrists Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
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    According to the Israeli press, psychiatrists are expecting an increase in a condition the have labeled, “Jerusalem Syndrome.” For many years mental heath workers have treated tourists who become emotionally overwhelmed by a visit to the Holy Land. Although some are only temporarily caught up in an ...read more

  • Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Children ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

  • Preaching Magazine Has Named The Top 5 Preachers ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Preaching magazine has named the top 5 preachers of the 20th Century. #1 James S. Stewart, a Scottish preacher and 60’s moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland; #2 Dr. Billy Graham; #3 George Buttrick, a Congregational preacher & 30 year pastor of Madison Ave. Presbyterian ...read more

  • The Rich Are Stingy & The Poor Are Generous: In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    The Rich Are Stingy & The Poor Are Generous: In recent years the rich have become a lot richer, but are giving less. Business Week (1/24/00) reports that poor households (incomes of under $10,000) average gifts to charities was 5.2% of their income in ’98, nearly double the 2.3% they gave in ’93. ...read more

  • Clergy Wages Above Average: The Average Weekly ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Clergy Wages Above Average: The average weekly wage for most Americans is $519 while the average wage for clergy is $647. Rabbi’s earn between $45-$75 pr year, Protestant ministers usually earn at least $30,000, and Diocesan priests average $11,000. Approximately 980,000 clergy serve ...read more

  • Girls & Stress: According To A Recent Survey By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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    Girls & Stress: According to a recent survey by Teen magazine and Sears, 74% of 12-17 year-old girls believe their lives are more stressful today than when their parents were young. Not surprisingly, girls with close parental relationships are less stressed about guys and dating (33% vs. 48%) but ...read more

  • Many Converts, Few Disciples  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
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    Many Converts-Few Disciples: This is the conclusion of George Barna after 2 years of research. Is this why church-es have lost their relevance in American culture? Not one person polled, when asked to identify their most important goal for their life, said it was to be a committed follower of Jesus ...read more

  • Children See More Of Their Parents Now Than 20 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006
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    Children see more of their parents now than 20 years ago, finds new research by the University of Michigan. The study shows that children spent 4 to 6 more hours per week with their parents in ‘97 than they did in ‘81. Child-ren ages 3 to 12 spent about 31 hours a week with their mothers, a gain of ...read more

  • Worker Satisfaction: A Recent Gallup Poll Shows ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Worker Satisfaction: A recent Gallup Poll shows workers are most satisfied with their relationships with coworkers and the physical safety conditions of their workplaces, and are least satisfied with the amount of work-related stress and their incomes. Over the past year, workers have grown more ...read more

  • Satisfied Workers: A Recent Gallup Poll Shows ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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    Satisfied Workers: A recent Gallup Poll shows that workers are most satisfied with their relationships with coworkers and the physical safety conditions of their workplaces, and are least satisfied with the amount of work-related stress and their incomes. Over the past year, workers have grown more ...read more

  • Unhappy: Half Of U.s. Workers Are Happy With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Unhappy: Half of U.S. workers are happy with their jobs, down from nearly 59% in ’95. A new Conference Board survey says the biggest decline in job happiness was among workers between 35 and 44 earning $25K to $35K per year. Experts claim the drop has been driven by rapid changes in technology ...read more

  • Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted, “With our studies showing that about half of all born again adults do not share their faith with any non-believers during the year, and that those who do share their faith talk about it with few non-Christians, the Faith oriented media ...read more

  • Teen Gambling: A Recent Annenberg Public Policy ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Teen Gambling: A recent Annenberg Public Policy Center survey found 11% (almost double from last year) of high-school boys play cards for money weekly; 26% report gambling in the last month. Researcher Rachel Volberg notes one of the biggest problems with teen gambling is that hitting the jackpot ...read more

  • Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    Home Schooling: Brian Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute estimates 1 to 2 million children representing 2% to 4% of all U.S. school children are taught at home. 96% of colleges reported a steady or higher number of home-schooled applicants last year. In ’00 50% of U.S. ...read more

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Was And Still Is ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was and still is generally regarded as one of the most outstanding justices in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was known as the Great Dissenter because he disagreed with the other judges so much. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court until he was 91. Two years later, ...read more

  • That Reminds Me Of A Story Of A Mother Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on May 12, 2007
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    That reminds me of a story of a mother who invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the mother answered. The little girl ...read more

  • The Hand Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was particularly impressed by the poem that the Queen Mother – who had a wonderful Christian faith – chose for her funeral I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand ...read more

  • A Bitter Spirit Of Rivalry

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Many years ago Michelangelo, the sculptor, and Raphael, the painter, were commissioned to execute works of art for the beautification of the Vatican. Although each had a different job to do and both were highly respected, there arose such a bitter spirit of rivalry between them that at last they ...read more