Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Top 10 Surnames Smith remains the most common surname in the U.S., according to recent analysis by the Census Bureau. For the first time, two Hispanic surnames--Garcia and Rodriguez--are among the top 10 most common in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Researcher George Barna notes research outcomes help to better understand the place of Christian belief in American society. He observes, “Many people seem to divide the Bible into two separate and unequal portions: the Old Testament, with what they perceive to be allegorical
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HOW'S BUSINESS?
Peter Drucker, as you probably know, is a management consultant without equal. He says in one of his many books that there are two questions that people in any organization ought to ask themselves -- whether it be a manufacturing plant, the sales division of a large
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 9, 2008
The early Church Father John Chrysostom relates these two words to the special situation in which the Galatians found themselves: “For since they were in danger of falling from grace, he prays that they may recover it again, and since they had become at war with God, he
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 23, 2022
Two people were watching a man drive a herd of sheep through the main street of a small town.
“I thought shepherds led sheep. I didn’t know they drove them with a whip.”
“They do,” the other fellow remarked. “That’s not a
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For thirty years, Hiroo Onoda was stuck in that time warp known as 1944. The rest of the world continued to change around him, but Onoda stayed the same. When he reemerged into our modern world, he was not prepared for what he would see. Onoda, of course, never did travel into space. Instead he
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Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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A mother was asked by a neighbor, “Do you do any literary work?”
“Oh, yes,” replied the mother, “I’m writing two books.”
“What are their titles?” asked the surprised neighbor.
Replied the mother, “John and Mary. My business is to write on the mind and heart of
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
Arguably, one of the most important inventions in history was the telephone. In 1875, while experimenting with the idea of transmitting speech by electrical means, Alexander Graham Bell discovered the basic principle that made the telephone possible. The next year, on March 7, 1876, Elisha Gray of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 16, 2007
The odds of just eight Old Testament prophecies of Jesus coming true is one in 100 million billion. That’s millions more than the total number of people who have ever lived. If you had this many silver dollars, it would cover the state of
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 19, 2010
R.C. Sproul gives us a simple way to grasp God's holiness:
"The first prayer I learned as a child was the simple table grace: 'God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for this food.' The two virtues assigned to God in this prayer, greatness and
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
Confessing Christ.
Some would say that this is too simple. Nothing could be finalized on word of mouth! Yet that is exactly what happens in a wedding. The simple confession “I do” seals the union, bonds two into one, causes the children to leave father and mother and to cleave to one another.
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
THE OWL
Two taxidermists stopped before a window in which an owl was on display. They immediately began to criticize the way it was mounted. Its eyes were not natural; its wings were not in proportion with its head; its feathers were not neatly arranged; and its feet could be improved.
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Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
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.B. Simpson, the founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, told of a
man who advertised for a coachman. Among those who came were two who seemed
to him to be particularly bright. He took them aside and asked them how near
they could drive to the edge of a precipice without falling
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Contributed by Tim George on Feb 5, 2001
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Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad?
Who came to a sign at the fork of the road
He looked one way and the other way too
The Zoad had to make up his mind what to do - Well, the Zoad scratched his head,
And his chin, and his pants. - And he said to himself, "I’ll be taking a chance.
If I go to
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