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  • When Dr. Stephen Olford Was Pastor Of The Calvary ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,470 views

    When Dr. Stephen Olford was pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City he had the opportunity of leading his brother who had been an agnostic most of his life to the Lord, as he lay in the hospital desperately ill. One day Dr. Olford was called to come to the hospital quickly and visit ...read more

  • You Just Don't Care And What Is Love?

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 12, 2003
     | 1,741 views

    I see a sea of blue, It reminds me of you. I cry, I weep, I cannot sleep. I am here and you are there, Knowing that you just don’t care. My pain inside I just can’t bare. Knowing that you just don’t care. I hear a song, and I cry. I can’t believe you said “good-bye.” I feel hurt. I feel ...read more

  • The First Time I Visited An Older Person Who Was ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,526 views

    The first time I visited an older person who was a shut’in I was scared to death. What could I do to help them, they were about to die and could barely understand me. Besides being scared I did not know if it was worth the time to go out to their house. But I decided to do it. I came in and ...read more

  • These Words Were Written By The Christian Group ...

    Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,565 views

    These words were written by the Christian group Switchfoot. The song is called “Beautiful Letdown”, and they describe a person dealing with the pains and frustrations in his life, leading him to the point of understanding what’s really important. “It was a beautiful letdown when I crashed and ...read more

  • Life Caching: With The Experience Economy Still ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 892 views

    Life Caching: With the experience economy still gaining ground—with consumers more often favoring the intangible over the tangible--collecting, storing and displaying experiences is ready for its big moment. This emerging mega trend is being dubbed Life Caching. The necessary enablers are now all ...read more

  • Pastors Not Aligned: A New Survey Found That 4 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,157 views

    Pastors Not Aligned: A new survey found that 4 out of 10 of the nation’s Protestant pastors don’t agree with their denomination on political and theological matters. Ellison Research found that 19% of pastors are more liberal theologically than their denomination, 23% are more conservative and 59% ...read more

  • You Wonder Why People Choose Fields Away From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,466 views

    "You wonder why people choose fields away from the States when young people at home are drifting because no one wants to take time to listen to their problems. Ill tell you why I left. Because those Stateside young people have every opportunity to study, hear, and understand the Word of God in ...read more

  • Images Are Highly Influential. They Become ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Jul 25, 2006
     | 1,897 views

    Images are highly influential. They become emblazoned on the wall of our minds and they evoke a wide range of responses. Millions of people will remember the fireman carrying the baby out of the ruins of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Neil Armstrong taking that first step on the moon ...read more

  • When God Want’s To Make A ...

    Contributed by Tony Maramara on Aug 7, 2010
     | 2,100 views

    When God Want’s to Make a Man When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways! How He ...read more

  • Training In Godliness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Sep 10, 2010
     | 4,799 views

    TRAINING IN GODLINESS Our daughter-in-law has participated at times in triathlon competitions. The triathlon is an endurance event in which you swim a certain distance, ride your bike a certain distance, and finally, and without resting, run a certain distance. It is a very demanding test of your ...read more

  • Liberation Treatment

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 15, 2011
     | 2,130 views

    LIBERATION TREATMENT Liberation Treatments are becoming commonly known treatments for people suffering with Multiple Sclerosis. The condition known as Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCVI), according to Dr. Paolo Zamboni, Italian founder of the Liberation Treatment, is a condition ...read more

  • God Wants To Live In Your House

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,414 views

    GOD WANTS TO LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity: "Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs ...read more

  • Contentment

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,531 views

    Two old friends met each other on the street one day. One looked sad and almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “What has happened to you, my old friend?” The sad fellow said, “Let me tell you. Three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.” “That’s a lot of money,” ...read more

  • The Boat

    Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on May 13, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,778 views

    A seeker decides to meditate alone, away from his place. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still ...read more

  • Years Ago There Was A Woman Crossing The Hills ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,923 views

    Years ago there was a woman crossing the hills of South Wales on foot in the midst of a blizzard but she was not as fortunate as my wife and I were in South Dakota. She never made it to her destination. When they found her frozen body they did not understand why in that climate she was not wearing ...read more

  • Young Christian Was Attempting To Get Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 12, 2007
    based on 33 ratings
     | 5,326 views

    Young Christian was attempting to get into the peach growing business. He had worked hard and invested everything he had in a peach orchard which had blossomed beautifully, but then came a frost, and it destroyed his entire crop. He did not go to church the next Sunday nor the next. So his pastor ...read more

  • Ruth Tucker In Her Book "God Talk" Tell The ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008
     | 1,662 views

    Ruth Tucker in her book "God Talk" tell the story of a former student whose daughter was in an accident and in a coma… while she wrestled with the thought of losing her daughter, she says this, “Immediately I thought of the Father giving up His Son for me. I knew. I was being called to open my ...read more

  • During The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 2, 2008
     | 2,797 views

    ‘During the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the mastermind of the Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany, a Jewish man , who had just given evidence against him, was found weeping in the corridor . His friend asked him , “Why are you crying?” The man replied, “Because I realize now that he is just a man like I ...read more

  • Develop An Attitude Of Gratitude  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,344 views

    Develop and Attitude of Gratitude 1 Thessalonians 5:18 A woman was visiting some people who lived on a farm, and she noticed a pig limping in the backyard with a wooden leg. She asked the farmer, "What happened to the pig?" The farmer said, "Oh, Betsy is a wonderful pig. One night the house ...read more

  • I Recently Heard The Story Of A Boy Named Eduardo ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,683 views

    I recently heard the story of a boy named Eduardo who was completely blind. He had spent all of his life trying to understand the mysteries of looking around a corner or why people could not see through a wall. The article said he often pondered the “wonders of a blue sky or green field.” But ...read more