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  • Charles Stanley On Forgiveness

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 22, 2009
     | 4,247 views

    CHARLES STANLEY ON FORGIVENESS Charles Stanley, in his book The Gift of Forgiveness, states, "A person who has an unforgiving spirit is always the real loser, much more so than the one against whom the grudge is held." He adds, "Un-forgiveness, by its very nature, prevents individuals from ...read more

  • Aussie Common Sense  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 3, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,197 views

    AUSSIE COMMON SENSE Common sense is taking into consideration all the realities you see in front of you and coming to a right conclusion. After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ...read more

  • Brennan Manning Wrote: "If Jesus Would Appear At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,640 views

    Brennan Manning wrote: “If Jesus would appear at your dining table tonight with knowledge of everything you are and are not, total comprehension of your life story and every skeleton hidden in your closet; if he laid out the real state of your present discipleship with the hidden agenda, the mixed ...read more

  • On January 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 7, 2005
     | 5,737 views

    On January 6, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress as to the state of the war in Europe. Most of what he said that day has been forgotten. However at the close of his address, he said that he looked forward "to a world founded upon four essential ...read more

  • Maturialism Coined By Futurist S At Trendsight, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
     | 1,851 views

    Maturialism Coined by futurist s at TrendSight, it means; “A vital combination of ‘mature’ consumers pursuing a seemingly restrained ‘best of the best’ materialism is driving the trend in ditching mundane goods and services for more professional, premium or sassier versions. From heavy duty power ...read more

  • Employers Must Destroy Personal Information About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,704 views

    Employers Must Destroy Personal Information about their employees they got from a credit report before they throw it out. That means “shredding or burning” paper documents or “smashing or wiping” computer disks. All employees are included, even if you have only one. Non-compliance risks state ...read more

  • Pharmaceutical Companies Are Reaping A Windfall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,412 views

    Pharmaceutical companies are reaping a windfall for drugs for low income people under the new Medicare Part D drug program. The law exempts Part D drugs from “best price” rebates drug makers have been required to give to the state Medicaid programs since ‘91. U.S. ...read more

  • In His Book, The Safest Place On Earth, Dr Larry ...

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Nov 11, 2007
     | 1,673 views

    In his book, The Safest Place on Earth, Dr Larry Crabb states that, “The difference between the spiritual and unspiritual community is not whether conflict exists, but is rather in our attitude toward it and our approach to handling it. When conflict is seen as an opportunity to draw more fully on ...read more

  • In 1990, Only Ten Multi-Site Protestant Churches ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,369 views

    In 1990, only ten multi-site Protestant churches existed in the U.S. In '07, 15% of all U.S. Protestant churches were seriously considering adding a site within the next two years. Almost half (47) of America’s 100 Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches ...read more

  • >when I Think Of Sincerity Or Honesty I Think ...

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jun 2, 2008
     | 2,277 views

    >>>When I think of sincerity or honesty I think of the woman doing a family history and had to do something about the reputation of two members who were hung and electrocuted... For the uncle electrocuted for murder, she wrote, "occupied the chair of applied electricity at a large state ...read more

  • Winston Churchill Arranged His Own Funeral. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001
    based on 142 ratings
     | 6,072 views

    Winston Churchill arranged his own funeral. There were stately hymns in St. Paul’s Cathedral and an impressive liturgy. But at the end of the service, Churchill had an unusual event planned. When they said the benediction, a bugler high in the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral on one side played Taps, ...read more

  • Mickey Rivers, At The Time An Outfielder For The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 1, 2001
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,124 views

    Mickey Rivers, at the time an outfielder for the Texas Rangers, stated his philosophy of life: “Ain’t no sense worrying about things you got control over, because if you got control over them, ain’t no sense worrying. And there ain’t no sense worrying about things you ...read more

  • The Army Has A System For Defense Called ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 8, 2008
     | 1,456 views

    The Army has a system for defense called challenge and password. When a soldier is on guard and someone approaches, he will say "Halt, who goes there?" The person will identify themselves, then the guard will state a challenge code word. If the other person does not know the password, he cannot ...read more

  • John Quincy Adams, The Sixth President Of Our ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009
     | 1,283 views

    John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of our country, once stated: "So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it, the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many ...read more

  • War Is An Ugly Thing But Not The Ugliest Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,767 views

    "War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a ...read more

  • Imagination Has Brought Mankind Through The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,792 views

    "Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these ...read more

  • One Person Makes A Difference

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,702 views

    ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE Many people believe that one person cannot truly make a difference. Yet, history teaches us better. The story is told that in days past the state of Rhode Island was electing a state legislature. There was a thrifty Federalist farmer who started for the polls late ...read more

  • Warning Systems

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,392 views

    WARNING SYSTEMS I love to watch air crash investigations and other technology programmes; I heard about this: To avoid air disasters, GPS was used; this alerted the pilot to some terrain, but the satellite system alone wasn’t enough. GPWS introduced: A major drop in crash incidents occurred when ...read more

  • Supremacy Clause

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
     | 2,723 views

    SUPREMACY CLAUSE A number of weeks ago, I jokingly said that everyone in my family had a license for something in life. The one license my folks said was solely mine was the complaining license. Dad would say: “Stop your fussing,” and if I didn’t, he’d pick on me and saying: “I don’t like ...read more

  • Where Have The Skunks Gone?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,470 views

    Where have the skunks gone? If you’ve seen a skunk--or smelled one--in the last five years, Florida wants to know. "I haven’t seen a dead skunk on the road for a while," said Henry Cabbage, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Neither have the agency’s biologists. ...read more