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  • Mary And I Love Animals. We Have A Little ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jan 20, 2007
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    Mary and I love animals. We have a little Chihuahua named Duke. When he’s hungry, we feed him; when he’s cold, we warm him; and when he’s scared, we comfort him. He knows it, and constantly searches for us. If we leave him for any period of time, he cries for us, and when we return he stops ...read more

  • Introduction: Some Time Ago The Wisconsin State ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,412 views

    Introduction: Some time ago The Wisconsin State Journal surveyed Vice Presidents and Personnel Directors of the nation’s largest corporations for their most unusual experiences interviewing prospective employees. Their stories included the following: • A job applicant who challenged the ...read more

  • The Journey From Heaven To Dump  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 29, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 5,166 views

    THE JOURNEY FROM HEAVEN TO DUMP Author and pastor Leith Anderson writes: Several years ago I was visiting Manila and was taken, of all places, to the Manila garbage dump and saw something beyond belief. Tens of thousands of people make their homes on that dump site. They’ve constructed shacks out ...read more

  • A Chaplain's Prayer For Our Soldiers  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,929 views

    A CHAPLAIN’S PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS "Lord our God, provide wisdom, insight and clear vision of Your will, for all our senior military and political leaders, the President, his Cabinet, the Secretary of Defense, the Service Secretaries and the flag and SES level personnel under their direction. ...read more

  • I Remember In High School Track I Ran The Last ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 6, 2003
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     | 2,563 views

    I remember in high school track I ran the last leg of the 2 mile relay. At a huge invitational meet we were competing in the 2 mile relay. When I got the baton, we had dropped to 8th place and it wasn’t looking good. I ran the first of two laps around the track. I thought to myself, I cannot go ...read more

  • Many Years Ago, When We Had Dug Our Potatoes, We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 31, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 2,434 views

    Many years ago, when we had dug our potatoes, we laid the potatoes on the ground and washed them. We let them dry in the sun, and then my two little sons started putting the potatoes in bags for storage. We counted the potatoes to nine, then Joshua was to pick the biggest potato he saw and place it ...read more

  • The Dawn Of Goodness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2003
     | 2,894 views

    THE DAWN OF GOODNESS There is the story of a young lady who was a bright student. Unfortunately, she did not have assurance. Her name was Marian. She was working her way through college by cleaning the dorm rooms of her fellow students. She was often annoyed by their in ability to say “thank you” ...read more

  • Unkept Promises  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jan 1, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,990 views

    Unkept Promises We live in an era of unkept promises. Nations sign important treaties and then break them at will. And many couples show little regard for their wedding vows. In this kind of society, we who are God¡¦s people should be known for keeping our promises. The brilliant Christian scholar ...read more

  • I Spent Five Years As The Chaplain And Resource ...

    Contributed by Charles Whatley on May 20, 2004
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    I spent five years as the chaplain and resource development director of a treatment center for abused children; watching, praying for, and working with children from dysfunctional families. I learned a lot about being a normal family… Families are dysfunctional when they go off in every direction, ...read more

  • In Charlotte Brontë's Classic Book Jane Eyre, ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jun 6, 2004
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    In Charlotte Brontë’s classic book Jane Eyre, Jane is an orphan being raised by a wealthy, but cruel, aunt named Mrs. Reed. Her aunt decides to send her to Lowood School which is run by Mr. Brocklehurst — a man who is even more cruel and hypocritical than her aunt. After her arrival, Mr. ...read more

  • An Old Woman Dearly Loved Her Lord. Often Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,619 views

    An old woman dearly loved her Lord. Often her cup of joy overflowed. A favourite expression of hers was, "Praise the Lord!" Often, in God’s house, when the minister preached, she would say, "Praise the Lord!" Sometimes, however, the minister was disturbed by this, and he would lose his line of ...read more

  • I Can Remember Two Separate Mornings In My Life, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,713 views

    I can remember two separate mornings in my life, when I woke up early because I couldn’t breathe. When I woke, my lungs had stopped breathing and I realized they weren’t taking commands from my brain. So I darted out of bed, standing in the middle of the room with my mouth wide open, prompting my ...read more

  • Recruitment... By Pastor Greg Buchner

    Contributed by Greg Buchner on Nov 1, 2004
     | 1,639 views

    RECRUITMENT... by Pastor Greg Buchner There’s a term in Audiology/hearing circles called recruitment. Unlike military recruitment or church committee recruitment, this recruitment is defined as “the range between the volume you are most comfortable hearing vs. the highest volume you are the most ...read more

  • On The Central East Coast Of Florida 1000's ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 1, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,248 views

    On the central east coast of Florida 1000’s loggerhead female turtles come onto the beach at night to nest their eggs, they dig a chamber and can lay anything from 80 - 120 eggs once that is done they cover the chamber with sand. Incubation takes about 60 days, unlike baby alligators who are ...read more

  • During One Summer While I Was In Seminary, I ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    During one summer while I was in seminary, I worked as a chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, MD. I discovered while I was there that there were one group of people who were really open to prayer and to hearing about the need for Christ in their lives. Who were they? Men in the cardiac ...read more

  • The Other Night I Put The Boys Into Bed. ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Jul 26, 2007
     | 1,049 views

    Illus. The other night I put the boys into bed. “Good night, go to bed, no talking. See you in the morning” Pretty clear right? I was 5 feet from the door and I heard them talking. So I went back in. Reminded them, no talking. Go to bed! 10 minutes later I hear giggling. I walk in just as ...read more

  • Not So Long Ago I Was In Cootamundra, A Small ...

    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Aug 4, 2007
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    Not so long ago I was in Cootamundra, a small drought stricken town in the middle of nowhere when I heard a story of a particular farmer. A Christian man who grew wheat, who had survived the drought when suddenly the rains came. And they came hard, so hard in fact that hail came with it. And 20 ...read more

  • Offer Up Your Gift — Antonio Stradivarius  PRO

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    Offer up Your Gift - Antonio Stradivarius A young boy Antonio loves music, but his voice was high and squeaky, and so he did not make the tryouts for the Cremona Boy’s Choir. When he took violin lessons, the neighbours persuaded his parents to make him stop. Yet Antonio still wanted to make ...read more

  • Now Contrast That With One The Story Of Another ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
     | 1,569 views

    Now contrast that with one the story of another man. He owned a liquor store. One day, the liquor store owner met the Jesus. He poured all of his inventory down the drain. That’s called disposing of your liquid assets. And he owed a lot of money on some of that. He worked for along time paying off ...read more

  • Stalled Engine  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 919 views

    Stalled Engine There is no situation I can get into that God cannot get me out of. Some years ago a man was learning to fly. The flight instructor told him to put the plane into a steep and extended dive. The student was totally unprepared for what was about to happen. After a brief time the engine ...read more