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  • During The War In Vietnam, A Young West Point ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 12, 2001
    based on 133 ratings
     | 3,684 views

    During the war in Vietnam, a young West Point graduate was sent over to lead a group of new recruits into battle. He did his job well, trying his best to keep his from ambush and death. But one night when they had been under attack, he was unable to get just one of his men to safety. The soldier ...read more

  • The Tiger, The Man And God  PRO

    Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
    based on 121 ratings
     | 3,747 views

    The Tiger, the Man and God A man was being chased by a tiger. He ran as hard as he could until he was at the edge of a cliff with the tiger in hot pursuit. The man looked over the edge of the cliff and saw a branch growing out of the side of the cliff a few feet down. He jumped down and grabbed ...read more

  • In The Wonderfully Reflective Book Entitled, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kathy Findley on Oct 25, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,146 views

    In the wonderfully reflective book entitled, The Prophet, one can contemplate these words: The woman questioned the one she called Prophet of God, saying: “Speak to us now of Joy and Sorrow”. And he answered: The same well from which your laughter rises was often times filled with your tears. ...read more

  • When My Wife And I Were Married In 1981 And Went ...

    Contributed by Stephen Ring on Feb 6, 2004
     | 1,804 views

    When my wife and I were married in 1981 and went on our honeymoon we took a day trip to Peggy’s Cove in the Province of Nova Scotia and had the pleasure of talking with DeGarthe, a resident artist. He owned a small house along the rocky cliff of Peggy’s Cove and in fact in his backyard was this ...read more

  • In You Mind Put Yourself On The Western Prairie ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2007
     | 825 views

    In you mind put yourself on the western prairie in the summer of 1866. Imagine being asleep at night when you are awaken by the smell of burning weeds. That prairie brush fire smoke would strake fear into your heart. It is impossible to out run the fire. It moves fast as the wind and wide as ...read more

  • The News From The Utah Mine Collapse Has Not Been ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 23, 2007
     | 627 views

    The news from the Utah mine collapse has not been good. Over the last several days, in an effort to find the trapped men, holes have been drilled through 2000 feet of rock and rubble. We hope the men will be saved. But for a moment, imagine if the drill comes all the way down and discovers ...read more

  • Caesar Rodney's Story – Delaware Quarter

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,807 views

    Caesar Rodney’s Story – Delaware Quarter Was a soldier / Judge / Speaker of Delaware’s Assembly / In fact he held more offices than any other Delaware Citizen. But the reason Rodney is on the Quarter is for his role as a delegate to the Continental Congress. In early July of 1776 he was in Kent ...read more

  • Crime And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 1,803 views

    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT At the foot of the gallows, the condemned man recited Psalm 51 and added a word of personal repentance. A shroud was placed over his head, and he climbed the ladder, which the executioner then pulled away, leaving him to “dance upon nothing,” as the vernacular put it. ...read more

  • In 1996 Reverend Christopher Gray A Vicar Was ...

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 29, 2009
     | 1,740 views

    In 1996 Reverend Christopher Gray a vicar was knifed to death in the grounds of his vicarage by a man he had been helping who had recently been released from prison. Reverend Gray was apparently a great academic with a heart for the poor and disadvantaged. He turned down a good job in the ...read more

  • Object Lesson: New Socks

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 13, 2009
     | 3,800 views

    OBJECT LESSON: NEW SOCKS One of the things that our church does is that we give out new socks to some of the homeless men and women. You walk around and sleep here and there, and even if you take care of yourself and shower, your socks get dirty. When you’ve been wearing probably the same clothes ...read more

  • The Wondrous Cross  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,675 views

    THE WONDROUS CROSS Gal. 6:14 inspired Isaac Watts to compose one of modern Christendom’s favorite hymns. While preparing for a communion service in 1707, Isaac Watts wrote this deeply moving and very personal expression of gratitude for the amazing love that the death of Christ on the cross ...read more

  • Cultural Desensitization

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 24, 2009
     | 2,347 views

    CULTURAL DESENSITIZATION One evening Ardie and I decided we needed to get out of the house. On an impulse, we went looking for a good movie. When we got to the theater, we didn't recognize any of the movies that were playing, so we just picked one. It was titled "District 13" . . . big mistake! ...read more

  • Wash Your Hands

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011
     | 5,262 views

    WASH YOUR HANDS In 1818, Ignaz Phillip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six young mothers to the scourge of "childbed fever." A doctor's daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to the ...read more

  • Walk With You  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,809 views

    WALK WITH YOU During WW2, two young Jews lived as close friends, (BFFs, we can call them), more than real brothers in a dingy Nazi concentration camp jammed with helpless-hopeless-exhausted-abused Jews. They shared everything, literally everything. One day, one of them felt weak and started to ...read more

  • Ministry During Black Plague

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 20, 2011
     | 3,315 views

    MINISTRY DURING BLACK PLAGUE Many years ago, in Europe, there was a great plague that killed one third of the population. It was called the black plague. Tens of thousands were killed each and every month and the population was terrified by the thought of facing death in their families and homes, ...read more

  • The Power Of Singing

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 14, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,924 views

    Its been observed that Singing Together Shapes Community. ***Songs are one way that a community has its identity and one way that individuals find their identity within a community. (therefore old songs –passed on to the next generation- help create community bonds) Baseball has a song – during ...read more

  • Resurrection Proof

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Mar 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 737 views

    Why is His resurrection so important? Think about what they call cold cases. Sometimes a man is accused of a crime he didn’t commit and put in jail. They found blood at the scene, but they didn’t have the DNA technology that they do today. But now, years later, they can use that same blood and ...read more

  • Cross Bearing  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,575 views

    Cross Bearing "The Christian's Passion" There is a powerful question that is too often avoided by preachers and church attendees alike, "Who took the rough edges off the Cross?" Modern day Christianity and the world have generally turned the cross into a nice piece of harmless jewelry, all shiny ...read more

  • The Name Auschwitz Brings Terror And Grief To The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,810 views

    The name AUSCHWITZ brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous NAZI DEATH CAMP where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still PRESERVED. The SHOWERS that once sprayed POISON GAS still stand. Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan ...read more

  • Society's Slide Into Sexual Immorality  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 25, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,039 views

    Society's Slide Into Sexual Immorality We are now some 30 years into the sexual revolution that began in the 1960s. What has been the impact on society? What are the implications for the future? Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, ...read more

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