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  • Many Years Ago A Young Canadian Man, His Wife, ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
     | 940 views

    Many years ago a young Canadian man, his wife, his two children and another young man were pursued by a large pack of wolves When about to be overtaken, they shot some of the wolves This stopped the pack for a short time while they devoured the fallen beasts Again about to be overtaken they cut ...read more

  • A Christmas Story: Tongue In Trouble

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
     | 4,065 views

    A CHRISTMAS STORY: TONGUE IN TROUBLE The classic movie, A Christmas Story, is a nostalgic look at growing up in Gary, Indiana, through the eyes of a boy named Ralphie. One scene depicts playtime in the middle of winter. Two boys surrounded by their classmates are arguing whether a person's tongue ...read more

  • The Terrible Grip

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,208 views

    THE TERRIBLE GRIP Lucas Sibanda, a South African was walking along a remote path, was minding his own business when a python slithered out from behind some shrubs. Sibanda froze. Within a few seconds the snake had wrapped itself around him and began constricting. Pythons are large snakes that ...read more

  • Give Of Yourself - Serve Others

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 30, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,880 views

    When we are out of control, God is in control. But, God is not selfish. He may desire to use you to help others, even to stop your own life from spinning out of control. Are you a victim or a volunteer? Would you be willing to say as did, Isaiah, "Here am I Lord, send me," (Isaiah 6:8) or would ...read more

  • A Christmas Story Classic - The Tongue Gets Us In Trouble!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 408 views

    The classic movie, A Christmas Story, is a nostalgic look at growing up in Gary, Indiana, through the eyes of a boy named Ralphie. One scene depicts playtime in the middle of winter. Two boys surrounded by their classmates are arguing whether a person's tongue will stick to a metal pole in ...read more

  • Fatal Oversight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,684 views

    FATAL OVERSIGHT On September 1, 1923, the island of Japan was ravaged by the most devastating earthquake in recorded history up until that time. The tragic Canto earthquake began at 11:58 A.M. and continued for more than three and a half hours, creating a casualty list that would stagger the ...read more

  • The Death Of Common Sense

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 19, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,920 views

    THE DEATH OF COMMON SENSE Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable ...read more

  • Recently I Watched A Show On The History Channel ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 6, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,446 views

    Recently I watched a show on the history channel which biographied one of the greatest counterfeiters even known, Mark Hofman. As a pre-med student in Salt Lake City he claimed to find a letter which came to be known as the “White Salamander Letter” which discredited the Mormon Church. He ...read more

  • D.l. Moody Tells The Fable Of A Pheasant Who Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Apr 15, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
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    D.L. Moody tells the fable of a pheasant who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day this pheasant saw a hunter with a bow & arrow and said to him, "That pheasant flying right above you would provide great food if you could shoot him down." The man said, "Well, I could ...read more

  • The Horrid Description  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,206 views

    THE HORRID DESCRIPTION Jesus was tied to a post and beaten at least thirty-nine times – and probably more – with a whip that had jagged bones and balls of lead woven into it. Again and again the whip was brought down with full force on his bare shoulders, back, and legs … At first the heavy ...read more

  • Faithful To Return—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 5,941 views

    FAITHFUL TO RETURN--Communion Meditation W. Paul Jones tells the story of women who shared this story from her childhood as a polio victim: “When my mother left me in Sunday School, I always asked to wear her locket. She thought I like the locket. That wasn’t it at all. I knew I wasn’t worth ...read more

  • Motivation  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Oct 23, 2002
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,038 views

    MOTIVATION Have you ever felt that you just didn’t have the heart for something? Late one night, a man had gone to a party and had too much to drink, so he decided it would be best to walk home. He found a shortcut through a poorly lit cemetery and, in the darkness, stumbled into an open grave. ...read more

  • Various Christian Groups Have Been Helping ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2007
     | 803 views

    Various Christian groups have been helping flooded areas recently. Here is an August 29, 2007 report: "ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP)--More than 570 disaster relief volunteers from the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention and eight other states are working long hours to aid victims affected by recent ...read more

  • Since At Least January Of 2008, We Have All Seen ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on May 25, 2008
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    Since at least January of 2008, we have all seen daily television commercials for the annual "Avon Walk for Breast Cancer." One young lady, walking in memory of her Mother, who was a breast cancer victim, laments, "I really didn't have any say so about my Mother's death, walking in her memory ...read more

  • By Now, I'm Sure Most Of You Know The Subject Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Caron Wheaton on Jun 13, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,508 views

    By now, I’m sure most of you know the subject of polygamy or plural marriages has resurfaced in the news. A Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound was recently raided by Federal officers over accusations of polygamy, child abuse, and teen pregnancies. And isn’t sad that for the 401 children ...read more

  • Many Say The Movie; "The Passion Of The Christ" ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 11, 2008
     | 2,282 views

    Many say the movie; "The Passion of the Christ" is too violent. Yes, it is violent. But it also is historically very accurate. People complain about the graphic way Mel Gibson portrays a Roman scourging. But it is historically accurate. One witness to a Roman scourging gave this description: "The ...read more

  • Suffocating Fear

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
     | 6,325 views

    SUFFOCATING FEAR During his years as premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Kruschev denounced many of the policies and atrocities of Joseph Stalin. In the midst of his speech a heckler shouted "You were one of his colleagues why didn’t you stop him?" Kruschev screamed, "Who said that?" There was a ...read more

  • Jerry Kramer: Overcoming

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Feb 26, 2010
     | 5,962 views

    JERRY KRAMER: OVERCOMING From the age of 5 Jerry was the victim of a series of strange and agonizing accidents. While holding an axe overhead, it slipped and cut a cleft into his chin. While a sophomore in high school, he backed into an electric lathe. When he was 17, he had an accident with a ...read more

  • Too Much Of A Good Thing

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 8, 2011
     | 1,806 views

    TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Reuters, had a rather strange story: Heat Wave Claims a Frostbite Victim. While the rest of Europe suffered under a record heat wave, back in August 2003, 46 year-old Mike Ball literally froze his foot driving 250 miles with his toes too close to the air conditioning ...read more

  • At The Time Of This Writing, The Story ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,137 views

    At the time of this writing, the story dominating the national news involves the execution of former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein. On December 30, 2006 the gun-toting dictator, who ruled Iraq with an iron fist for 24 years, was taken to the gallows. This 69-year-old despot, who ruled in ...read more