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  • In A Peanuts Cartoon, Lucy Demands That Linus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 3, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,158 views

    In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like ...read more

  • A Man On Vacation Was Strolling Along Outside ...  PRO

    Contributed by Everette Pafford on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 76 ratings
     | 1,873 views

    A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. He heard the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the man held him up, ...read more

  • Truth And Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 5, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,361 views

    Listen to Adrian Rogers: “It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is not love and it is not friendship if we fail to declare the whole counsel of God. It is better ...read more

  • For Too Long Our Culture Has Said, ‘if It Feels ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Apr 7, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,144 views

    "For too long our culture has said, ‘If it feels good, do it.’ Now America is embracing a new ethic and a new creed: ‘Let’s roll.’ In the sacrifice of soldiers, the fierce brotherhood of firefighters, and the bravery and generosity of ordinary citizens, we have glimpsed what a new culture of ...read more

  • In England There Was A Bartender. Every Day ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Dec 13, 2004
     | 2,549 views

    In England there was a bartender. Every day people would come in to his bar and pour out their hearts to him. They would share their innermost sorrows with him. He would watch as they would drown their problems in a bottle of booze. One day he happened to hear the gospel message. He invited Jesus ...read more

  • New Age Is Gaining Mainstream Acceptance. Judith ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 2,609 views

    New Age is gaining mainstream acceptance. Judith Rosen reports in Publisher’s Weekly, “After years on the fringes, New Age--which includes some alternative health, addiction and recovery, psychology and spiritual titles, as well as books on Eastern traditions--may finally be approaching the middle ...read more

  • Tech Moms Among The Hottest Items For Mother's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,167 views

    Tech Moms Among the hottest items for Mother’s Day ’06 were digital cameras, which increased 27% in unit sales in ‘06; portable music players, up 40%; and satellite navigation systems, shot up over 400%. Consumers spent more than $865 million in the week before Mother’s Day, up 9% from ‘05’s $791 ...read more

  • Old Peanuts Cartoon: Lucy Demands That Linus ...

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009
     | 1,440 views

    Old Peanuts cartoon: Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like this ...read more

  • Limits Defined

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 24, 2009
     | 2,383 views

    LIMITS DEFINED As I began to think and pray on the passage that we will uncover and talk about today, I started to think about "limits." The most obvious limit I could think of was "speed limit." A speed limit, of course, is the maximum speed allowed on a road for a vehicle. Believe it or not, the ...read more

  • Charles Malik, Former Lebanese Ambassador To The ...

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Nov 23, 2009
     | 2,781 views

    Charles Malik, former Lebanese ambassador to the United Nations, asked in a speech: “What has been the greatest American contribution to the rest of the world? Has it been money? Has it been food? Has it been medical skill? Has it been military might? Has it been industrial know-how?” Then he ...read more

  • Inconsistency

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 7, 2010
     | 1,850 views

    On August 6, 1945 the man once described as “an outstanding Baptist layman”, President Harry Truman, stood on the deck of the battleship “Augusta”, right after the first atomic bomb was dropped, and proclaimed “this is the greatest thing in history.” Few Americans Christians challenged his claim. ...read more

  • 1) Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor Of Parkview ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,444 views

    (1) Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA tells that "At a men’s retreat a truck driver told about the change Christ had made in his life, and he was asked to think of some specific way in which he was different. After a pause, he said: “Well, when I ...read more

  • Opinions ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 2,602 views

    OPINIONS VARY In 1858 a scientific expedition passed through a vast area in the Southwestern United States. A young lieutenant by the name of Ives made this entry in his report: The region we explored is completely without value. It can be approached only from the south and after entering it, ...read more

  • No Teeth  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,646 views

    NO TEETH Walking towards the United Nations Building in New York City, a street evangelist was observed who was trying to get the attention of passers-by. He urged those near him to flee from the wrath to come. "I warn you," he roared, "that there will be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of ...read more

  • In His Sermon "Loving Your Enemies," Martin ...  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 3 ratings
     | 16,913 views

    In his sermon "Loving Your Enemies," Martin Luther King, Jr., said: When Abraham Lincoln was running for president of the United States, there was a man who ran all around the country talking about Lincoln. He said a lot of unkind things. And sometimes he would get to the point that he would even ...read more

  • Staying The Course

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 12, 2012
     | 1,981 views

    STAYING THE COURSE The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at ...read more

  • On The The 3rd Day Of October, 1789, President ...

    Contributed by Larry Langston on Jan 7, 2009
     | 1,548 views

    On the the 3rd day of October, 1789, President George.Washington, at the request of Congress made the following declaration, proclaiming a A National Thanksgiving Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, ...read more

  • I Read A Book Called Return With Honor. The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Kolk on Oct 26, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,180 views

    I read a book called Return with Honor. The book is about Captain Scott O’Grady the U.S. Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in June of 1995. Shortly after he landed hostile enemy troops stood as close as five feet from O’Grady who was hiding behind a small tree root. Miraculously he remained ...read more

  • A Man On Vacation Was Strolling Along Outside ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Carson on Mar 29, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 2,225 views

    A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the ...read more

  • Bible Facts  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 4,052 views

    BIBLE FACTS: The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing. According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible ...read more

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