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  • Our Personal Rainbow

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Nov 27, 2006
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     | 2,067 views

    Our Personal Rainbow And did you know that God gives each of us our own personal rainbow? No two people will see the same rainbow. A rainbow is formed by a raindrop that acts like a prism, separating sunlight into its individual color components. If you stand looking at a rainbow, and someone ...read more

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
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    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the record by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a historic race. As they moved into the last lap, Landy held the lead. It looked as if he ...read more

  • I Friend Of Mine From Seminary, This Is How He ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 10, 2007
     | 1,020 views

    I friend of mine from Seminary, This is how he became a Christian. For years as a businessman, he met with this client, These two upright, and generous men. They had such a wonderful spirit about them. They were always throwing out unbelievably great quotes. One day, my friend said, “You guys, I ...read more

  • On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister Became The First ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
     | 1,207 views

    On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man in history to RUN a mile in less than 4 minutes. Within 2 months, John Landy eclipsed the RECORD by 1.4 seconds. On August 7, 1954, the two met together for a HISTORIC RACE. As they moved into the LAST LAP, Landy held the LEAD. It looked ...read more

  • Allure Of Lust And Greed

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
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    ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

  • The Salvation Army Was Holding A Convention. ...

    Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009
     | 3,595 views

    The Salvation Army was holding a convention. Morale was at an all-time low. The organization had hit rock bottom. They did not know what to do. They sent a telegram to their founding father, William Booth, asking for any advice he could give on how they could get back on their feet. William Booth ...read more

  • Hate

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
     | 4,624 views

    HATE One of the worst cases of hatred I have ever come across is found in a will written in 1935 by a Mr. Donohoe. It says, "Unto my two daughters, Frances Marie and Denise Victoria, by reason of their unfilial attitude toward a doting father...I leave the sum of $1.00 to each and a father's ...read more

  • The Hope Of 3:16  PRO

    Contributed by James Mercer on Dec 8, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,153 views

    THE HOPE OF 3:16 I don’t know about you, but I will be glad to turn the calendar to a new decade in a few weeks. An ongoing war on two fronts, the Great Recession draining our family resources, the growing immorality of our country, tragic accidents and gruesome killers all over the news. The ...read more

  • For Nearly 30 Years, India And Bangladesh Have ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 25, 2010
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    For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved the dispute for them: the island’s gone. New Moore Island in the Sunderbans has been completely submerged, said oceanographer Sugata Hazra, a professor ...read more

  • What Gets Your Attention?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 19, 2011
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    WHAT GETS YOUR ATTENTION? Two friends were sitting together in a café when a noisy car alarm interrupted their conversation. One friend said: "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" The other friend said "Some are quite effective. Last summer, my teenager spent a lot ...read more

  • I Can't Tell A Lie

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 5, 2011
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    I CAN'T TELL A LIE A grandmother was looking after her two little grandchildren, a 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy, and both these children had been very, very naughty. As the time drew near for their mother to pick them up, the little girl asked, "Are you going to tell Mummy how we ...read more

  • What I Wouldn't Give...

    Contributed by Scott Jensen on Mar 29, 2012
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    WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE... When Oliver Wendell Holmes was still on the U.S. Supreme Court, he and Justice Louis Brandeis took walks every afternoon. On one of these occasions Holmes, then ninety-two, paused to gaze in frank admiration at a beautiful young girl who passed them. He even turned to look ...read more

  • Communication Problems

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 15, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,085 views

    COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS A woman went to court and told the judge she wanted a divorce. "Do you have any grounds?" the judge asked. "Just two acres," she replied. "That's not it, lady. I mean, do you have a grudge?" "No, we park the car in the front of the house." Frustrated, the judge ...read more

  • "I Love You, Daddy. Amen."

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 14, 2014
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    James Dobson tells of the time he was away on a business trip. While he was away, and his wife and 2 children were sitting down to eat, his wife turned to their two year old son Ryan and asked if he would like to pray before he and sister ate. The invitation startled the little boy, but he folded ...read more

  • Guilt Trip

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
     | 3,879 views

    My mother, a master of guilt trips, showed me a photo of herself waiting by a phone that never rings. “Mom, I call all the time,” I said. “If you had an answering machine, you’d know.” Soon after, my brother installed one for her. When I called the next time, I got her machine: “If you are a ...read more

  • Tiffany Shared A Story With Me At Christmas. The ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 9, 2007
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     | 2,416 views

    Tiffany shared a story with me at Christmas. The Starbucks she works in at Normal, Illinois last Christmas (2006) witnessed something amazing. A person in the drive thru lane one morning paid for the person behind them. It was a random act of kindness. But the amazing thing was the next person did ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, A Survey Was Made Of A Town. At ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 10, 2007
     | 1,476 views

    Many years ago, a survey was made of a town. At a certain door, the surveyor asked the woman who answered the door, if she had any children. Suddenly, she began to say, "Well, there’s Willie, Horace, Orace, Grace, and Ethel." The surveyor interrupted and said, "Never mind names, I just want ...read more

  • What Value

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,987 views

    (1)WHAT VALUE What value did it have, That old wooden cross, The day on which Jesus died? Just two beams of wood, And three nails of iron, On which He would be crucified. But the world could not know, The price to be paid, By the blood that forever would stain. For no greater cost, Could e’er be ...read more

  • The Baptist Preacher Carlyle Marney Visited A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,276 views

    "The Baptist preacher Carlyle Marney visited a college campus. A student asked, ’Dr. Marney, would you say a word or two about the resurrection of the dead?’ Marney answered, ’I will not discuss that with people like you.’ When the student wanted to know why, Marney said, ’Look at you, in the ...read more

  • A Man And His Dog Are Walking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,493 views

    Illustration: A man and his dog are walking along the beach when they see a visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog is proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat - so he says to the visitor, "Watch this." He tosses a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately runs on top of the ...read more