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  • Letter Of Reference

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 2,724 views

    LETTER OF REFERENCE There's a story about a Jewish man; * Who applied to work for First International Bank of Israel; * That bank asked for a letter of recommendation; * And the young Jewish man put down his Rabbi to be the reference. * The Rabbi wrote, 'His father came from the distinguished ...read more

  • The Man Who Came For The Blind

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 3,208 views

    THE MAN WHO CAME FOR THE BLIND A fellow in our office told us recently of a household incident of which he had been an innocent but perplexed spectator. Our friend had called a Venetian-blind repairman to come pick up a faulty blind, and the next morning, while the family was seated at the ...read more

  • Shattering The Untruths

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 29, 2011
     | 1,675 views

    SHATTERING THE UNTRUTHS There's a short story by Carmen Corde that tells of a young woman who gives birth to a blind son. "I do not want my child to know that he is blind!" she informs family and neighbors, forbidding anyone to use telltale words such as 'light,' 'color,' and 'sight.' The boy ...read more

  • The Balanced Life Is A Myth

    Contributed by Dan Boyce on Aug 23, 2011
     | 2,846 views

    THE BALANCED LIFE IS A MYTH Some social commentators have suggested that the answer to the divided life is a balanced life. Although they have some valuable things to say, I find that the balanced life is finally a myth; it can't be done. In a balanced life, I try to stay in control of my life and ...read more

  • What Would You Like To Hear?  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 27, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,621 views

    WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR? Four friends were talking about death. One of them asked the other three, "When you are in your casket and people are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?" The first man said, "I'd like to hear them say that I was a fine physician in my time ...read more

  • Going In Circles

    Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
     | 2,499 views

    GOING IN CIRCLES A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they ...read more

  • Take Off And Never Come Back

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 29, 2020
     | 2,968 views

    The New York City transit company was missing a bus and a driver some years ago. For over a week, authorities searched with no success. Finally, 10 days after they had disappeared, the bus and driver were found- in Miami, Florida. The driver said, “I’d had it with the cold weather, the ...read more

  • The Roman Emperor Charlemagne Has An Interesting ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Feb 11, 2002
    based on 92 ratings
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    The Roman emperor Charlemagne has an interesting story surrounding his burial. This famous king asked to be entombed sitting upright in his throne. He asked that his crown be placed on his head and his scepter in his hand. He requested that the royal cape be draped around his shoulders and an ...read more

  • An Argument Over Who Was Going To Heaven And Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
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    An argument over who was going to heaven and who was going to hell ended with one Texas man shooting another to death, according to a July 30 Reuters story. Johnny Joslin, 20 was allegedly shot by Clayton Frank Stoker, 21. The two had spent Saturday night with two other men bar-hopping in Fort ...read more

  • The Human Resources Test  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,981 views

    The Human Resources Test What is a human resource? Does your organization struggle with the problem of properly fitting people to jobs? Here is a handy hint for ensuring success in job placement: Take the prospective employees you are trying to place and put them in a room with only a table and ...read more

  • Why Forgive?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 4,821 views

    WHY FORGIVE? Two decades ago (1981) there was an attempt on the life of Pope John Paul. Fortunately, the Pope lived. After he recovered, he shocked the world when he made a visit to Rome’s Rabbibia Prison to see the man who had attempted to assassinate him on Christmas day. Millions watched on ...read more

  • Who Calls My Name?  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
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    WHO CALLS MY NAME? Bob Crabtree, AG Superintendent of Ohio, tells while in the USSR, he saw two shepherds come together in the middle of the road. They had 300 sheep all become one group. He had to wait as the shepherds talked. Finally, Bob wondered how would they ever separate all those sheep. ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 42 ratings
     | 1,534 views

    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden Dairy Estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Traveling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, “I’m going to ...read more

  • In His Book, "Great Church Fights," Leslie B. ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
     | 4,574 views

    In his book, “Great Church Fights,” Leslie B. Flynn tells of two unmarried sisters, who lived together, but because of an unresolved disagreement over an insignificant issue, they stopped speaking to each other - one of the inescapable results of refusing to forget. Since they were either unable ...read more

  • I Wonder What Would Happen If We Applied The Same ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 19, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,678 views

    I wonder what would happen if we applied the same standards of loyalty to our Christian activities that we expect from other areas of our lives? If your car starts once every three tries, is it reliable? If the postman skipped delivery every Monday and Thursday, is he trustworthy? If you don’t go ...read more

  • You Have Not, Because You Ask Not  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,791 views

    YOU HAVE NOT, BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT The Associated Press carried an interesting story about a group of post office customers who succeeded in speeding up some slow-moving service. One man said, “It was like watching grass grow.” There were 26 patrons jammed into two lines. They realized they ...read more

  • There Was Once A Farmer Who Went To Town To ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Oct 29, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,961 views

    There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the two seeds lay was rather ...read more

  • Near Cripple Creek, Colorado, Gold And Tellurium ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2007
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    Near Cripple Creek, Colorado, gold and tellurium occur mixed as tellurite ore. The refining methods of the early mining camps could not separate the two elements, so the ore was thrown into a scrap heap. One day a miner mistook a lump of ore for coal and tossed it into his stove. Later, while ...read more

  • Giving In Theory  PRO

    Contributed by Susan Blader on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,575 views

    Giving in Theory The story is told of the missionary who asked a new convert, “Pablo, if you had a hundred sheep, would you give fifty of them to the Lord’s work?” “You know I would gladly give them,” he replied. “Pablo, if you had fifty cows, would you give twenty-five to the Lord’s work?” “Of ...read more

  • In 1904 William Borden, Heir To The Borden Dairy ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,247 views

    In 1904 William Borden, heir to the Borden dairy estate, graduated from a Chicago high school a millionaire. His parents gave him a trip around the world. Travelling through Asia, the Middle East, and Europe gave Borden a burden for the world’s hurting people. Writing home, he said, "I’m going to ...read more