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  • Most Of Us Could Stand To Think A Little Harder ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 4, 2008
     | 2,250 views

    Most of us could stand to think a little harder about using credit wisely. Especially if we are like the man who was speaking to his coworker: "I'm proud to say that I have worked for 30 years, saved, scrimped, budgeted, invested - just so I could give my kids what I never ...read more

  • Bad Company

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,968 views

    BAD COMPANY George Washington once wrote, "Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. For it’s better to be alone than in bad company." William Gladstone said, "Choose wisely your companions, for a young man’s companions, more than his food or clothes, his home or ...read more

  • Thanks, Franki

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,788 views

    THANKS, FRANKI During the Christmas play, three six-year-old boys acted out the role of the wise men. As they presented their gifts at the nativity scene, each boy stepped forward and stated what they were offering to Christ. The first held out his arms and said, "Gold." The second boy knelt ...read more

  • God's Will

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2014
     | 11,146 views

    Charles Swindoll from his book The Mystery of Gods Will (pgs 44-51) gives us the following insight in how we can know: 1. God leads us through His written Word. 2. God leads us through the inner prompting of the HS. 3. God leads us through the counsel of wise, qualified ...read more

  • Epiphany

    Contributed by Richard L. Brown on Jan 11, 2025
     | 475 views

    When I was in High School, I had a teacher named Miss Mary Bartram. She taught English and Literature. One day she read a poem to us by Robert Frost, entitled “The Road Not Taken”. She read it with such commitment and passion that I believe she changed a lot of lives that day, ...read more

  • Ah, Life Is So Full Of Choices. Sometimes We ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Feb 26, 2008
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    Ah, life is so full of choices. Sometimes we choose wisely. Sometimes not so wisely---like the little boy whose older brother talked into letting him crack some eggs on his head. The two of them were getting ready to boil some eggs so they could decorate them for Easter when the older brother ...read more

  • Gold, Common Sense, And Fur

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
     | 2,485 views

    There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing ...read more

  • A Father And Son Were Driving Down A Country ...  PRO

    Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 7, 2001
    based on 131 ratings
     | 3,718 views

    A father and son were driving down a country road and saw a watermelon patch a little way off the highway. The father said to the boy, "Keep a lookout here while I go get a melon." He snuck into the patch, lifted a choice melon from the vine, and then called to the boy, "Is anyone coming? Look both ...read more

  • Little Johnny's Grandfather Was Something Of A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 12 ratings
     | 4,709 views

    Little Johnny’s grandfather was something of a philosopher and never missed an opportunity to give out bits of sage advice to his grandson. “Yessirree, Johnny,” he said one day, “remember, fools are certain, but wise men hesitate.” “Are you sure, Grandpa?” asked Johnny. “Yes, my boy,” said ...read more

  • During His Term As President Of The U.s., ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,600 views

    "During his term as President of the U.S., Lyndon Johnson was somewhat overweight. One day his wife challenged him with this blunt assertion: "You can’t run the country if you can’t run yourself." Respecting Mrs. Johnson’s wise observation, the President lost 23 pounds." And yet this story not only ...read more

  • Clement Of Rome [1st Century]: Let The Strong ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
     | 2,054 views

    Clement of Rome [1st Century]: Let the strong take care of the weak; let the weak respect the strong. Let the rich man minister to the poor man; let the poor man give thanks to God that he gave him one through whom his need might be satisfied. Let the wise man manifest his wisdom not in words ...read more

  • At Delphi, In Ancient Greece, There Stood A ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
     | 1,427 views

    At Delphi, in ancient Greece, there stood a temple dedicated to Apollo. Carved over the entrance to this temple were two great principles of life: “Know thyself” and “Nothing in excess.” We are concerned here with the first of these wise sayings, “know thyself.” What the Greeks learned by ...read more

  • According To The Jewish Encyclopedia,

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 11, 2010
     | 1,708 views

    According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, "It is… in the Book of Proverbs that the high place which the mother occupied in the Hebrew's estimation is specially indicated. Her teachings are constantly enjoined as being of equal weight with those of the father. The first verse after the introduction to ...read more

  • Involving Others

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,835 views

    INVOLVING OTHERS Ezra accepted the plan. He immediately swore in the leading priests and Levites as the committee to investigate the matter and see to it that the law was obeyed. But instead of participating immediately in the investigation, he withdrew into one of the rooms of the temple to fast ...read more

  • Do Things Differently

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Jun 24, 2012
     | 2,123 views

    DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY "Winners do not do different things, they do things differently"...wrote the wise management guru Shiv Khera in his book "You can win". I would like to rephrase this sentence oozing wisdom slightly and put it this way "Christians may not do not do different things but they ...read more

  • In The Movie Chariots Of Fire, Young Harold ...

    Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 1, 2006
     | 1,610 views

    In the movie Chariots of Fire, young Harold Abrahams, a champion sprinter, had just suffered his first-ever defeat. After the race he sat alone, pouting in the bleachers. When his girlfriend tried to encourage him, he bellowed, “If I can’t win, I won’t run!” To which she wisely replied, “If you ...read more

  • There's A Story About An Old Cherokee Chief ...

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
     | 1,877 views

    There’s a story about an old Cherokee chief sitting before a flickering fire with his grandson. The boy had broken a tribal taboo, and his grandpa wanted to help him understand what made him do it. "It’s like we have two wolves inside us," said the chief. "One is good, the other is bad. Both ...read more

  • Walt Disney's Vision

    Contributed by George Mansfield on Jan 1, 2008
     | 3,221 views

    WALT DISNEY’S VISION When Walt Disney World in Orlando ,FL. opened in 1974, Mrs. Disney was sitting beside Walter Cronkite. Walt Disney has passed away a few years earlier. Walter Cronkite wanted to say just the right thing to Mrs. Disney, so he leaned over to her and said, “Wouldn’t it be great if ...read more

  • A Relative Of A Christian Sister Of Mine Once ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 22, 2009
     | 1,562 views

    A relative of a Christian sister of mine once told her that it might be in God’s plan for her (my sister) to suffer or to be deprived of things, but it wasn’t God’s plan for her. His plan for her, it seemed, was that she be healthy, wealthy and wise. She even went so far as to say that the ...read more

  • The Fourth Gift Of The Magi  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 3, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,580 views

    THE FOURTH GIFT OF THE MAGI David Dewitt states, "Though there are still many questions about the Magi that may be left unanswered, we can determine that they brought a fourth gift that is often forgotten by many. After they laid their treasures down before Mary and Joseph, they worshipped Jesus. ...read more