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  • The House With The Unused Room

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Feb 11, 2020
     | 1,899 views

    How many times have you seen a house that looked so promising, you couldn’t help but want to buy it? That very thing happened to me some time ago. I was interested in buying a home, and sure enough, there was one caught my eye! It wasn’t too far from where I was working, the price seemed ...read more

  • Where Did The Summer Go?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 14, 2023
     | 776 views

    This past week started out as the best week of the whole year. At least, I thought so at the time. I finished my book manuscript and sent it to the publisher. I caught up with some other projects that were lagging. And I had time to balance my checkbook. What could be better than that? The ...read more

  • The Time-Lapse Of Sin  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 2,286 views

    THE TIME-LAPSE OF SIN Time-lapse photography compresses a series of events into one picture.Such a photo appeared in an issue of National Geographic. Taken from aRocky Mountain peak during a heavy thunderstorm, the picture captured the brilliant lightning display that had taken place throughout ...read more

  • Steeped Study Time  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 15, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 3,726 views

    Steeped study time from autoillustrator.com Consider the difference between a strong and a weak cup of tea. The same ingredients water and tea are used for both. The difference is that the strong cup of tea results from the tea leaves’ immersion in the water longer, allowing the water more time to ...read more

  • Spending Time With The Kids?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,111 views

    SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS? The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of ...read more

  • Too Little Time  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,078 views

    TOO LITTLE TIME In American families, time for household conversations has decreased by 100%, despite other studies showing that such conversations are the number one preventative of "at risk adolescent" behavior. Could this be true? In a national pole conducted in 2000, educational issues tied ...read more

  • Time Equals Money?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 12, 2002
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,461 views

    TIME EQUALS MONEY? In his 1970 book "The Harried Leisure Class," Staffan Linder challenged the notion that time equals money. More money, he said, means more shopping and therefore less time. More recently, Juliet Schor argued in "The Overworked American" that the American workweek has been ...read more

  • Hard Times For Hell  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,762 views

    HARD TIMES FOR HELL Hell, it would seem, has fallen on rather lean times. It used to be that the vast majority of Christians, regardless of denominational affiliation, believed that Hell was a real place where the wicked and the impenitent go when they died. The very thought of the pains and ...read more

  • No Time To Make Money

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 1, 2005
     | 2,614 views

    NO TIME TO MAKE MONEY Charles Spurgeon shared this story of a friend - Professor Agassiz was a very talented who took on a simply job and spent most of his time serving the Lord. One close friend expressed his wonder that a man of such abilities as Agassiz should remain contented with such a ...read more

  • First-Time Mothers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,497 views

    First-Time Mothers are working longer into their pregnancy and returning to work sooner after giving birth, according to the Census Bureau. USA Today reports 57% of new mothers in 1996-2000 worked full-time while pregnant vs. 40% in 1961-65. Women with a higher education are likely to be in ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,173 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

  • Time, Speed, Dentists

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,452 views

    Illustration- Time, Speed, Dentists The little boy was afraid of the dentist, so his dad decided to set the example and have his teeth examined, too. The dentist looked inside the father’s mouth & said, "There’s a tooth there that has to be pulled." The father asked, "How much will it cost?" The ...read more

  • Reflections On Time Gone By

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
     | 1,807 views

    Reflections on time gone by: Memories of time are frozen in our minds and they are picture frames of happiness – sadness – and joy. They bring pieces of learning to our lives – they help us grow and to think clearer. They etch lessons and concepts into our hearts to be drawn on again and again in ...read more

  • You Have The Time?

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 22, 2008
     | 886 views

    YOU HAVE THE TIME? Years ago, I was in the library at Seminary doing some research and this quite old and distinguished gentleman, obviously someone of great stature, he approaches me and asks, “Peter, can you tell me what time it is?” I was quite taken back. I had been at Seminary for less than a ...read more

  • Youth Is The Time For The Adventures Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,547 views

    "Youth is the time for the adventures of the body, but age for ...read more

  • A Commentary On The Times Is That The Word ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,424 views

    A commentary on the times is that the word honesty is now ...read more

  • Not In Time, Place Or Circumstance, But In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "Not in time, place or circumstance, but in the ...read more

  • Some Time Later

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 10, 2010
     | 1,763 views

    SOME TIME LATER Day after day the drudgery of books had began to depress me. Don't misunderstand. I love reading books. I was working in a warehouse at the time. Two of us would work in a large cubicle to pack books into boxes according to a computer order and convey them to be stacked onto ...read more

  • Actual Time Served

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 21, 2011
     | 1,794 views

    ACTUAL TIME SERVED One of the great challenges parents face today is the apparent lack of consequences that permeate our society. One aspect of our judicial system provides an example of this sad fact. In spite of the length of sentences for various crimes, the actual time served is often much ...read more

  • Jail-Time Repentance

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012
     | 4,888 views

    JAIL-TIME REPENTANCE I want to share with you a small auto-biographical story that I believe illustrates the type of repentant heart needed to continue in getting rid of guilt. She had always been a good girl so finding herself in this place was unimaginable to her. How was she going to survive ...read more