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  • Charlie Brown And Lucy And Linus Are Lying On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,788 views

    Charlie Brown and Lucy and Linus are lying on the ground, looking up into the sky. Lucy says, "If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations. What do you think you see, Linus?" Linus responds, "Well, those clouds up there look like the map of the British Honduras ...read more

  • Charles Stanley, In "The Gift Of Forgiveness" ...

    Contributed by Sharon Stonestreet on Sep 8, 2007
     | 1,705 views

    Charles Stanley, in “The Gift of forgiveness” writes: A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, and they sought the best medical help. The Dr. Who had been studying the relationship between cancer and negative emotions began to work with Mrs. Brown She ...read more

  • To Him Who Is Thirsty I Will Give Them Without ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,267 views

    To him who is thirsty I will give them without cost...... when our family go out to restaurants or a cafe or pub lunch, Danielle will often ask me to go and get some water, but she doesn’t mean bottled water she means get some tap water because its free. I always feel embarrassed asking for ...read more

  • Criticism And Praise

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2007
     | 4,653 views

    Charles Schwab - In 1921 the first person to make one million dollars a year, when a person making $50. A week was well off, was Charles Schwab. He had been picked by Andrew Carnegie to become the first president of U.S. Steel Company. Why did Andrew Carnegie pay him so much? Because he was a ...read more

  • In The Book, "Blink", Malcolm Gladwell Tells ...

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 5, 2007
     | 833 views

    In the book, “Blink”, Malcolm Gladwell tells about a study that began at the University of Washington on marriages. Among other things, the study discovered indicators that were near certain to show if a marriage was disintegrating to the point of danger. The single most important indicator was ...read more

  • I Think That We Often Can Learn Some Pretty ...

    Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Nov 6, 2007
     | 1,208 views

    I think that we often can learn some pretty profound things from children…so listen to what these kids had to say about what heaven is like… "Everything is free," says Christina, age 12. "Everyone lives in a mansion. No one has to go to work. There are no house payments." "Heaven is a place that ...read more

  • Human Eyes

    Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Nov 7, 2007
     | 3,224 views

    Human Eyes: • Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. • Are composed of more than two million working parts. • Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. • Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 22.5 km (14 miles) • Contribute ...read more

  • He's A Baseball Legend. Cal Ripken Played All ...

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Jan 14, 2008
     | 2,019 views

    He’s a baseball legend. Cal Ripken played all twenty-one years of his Major League career with hometown Baltimore Orioles. He holds several defensive records and he is only one of seven players who got 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. But as sportswriters reflected on his career as he retired at ...read more

  • Watch Your Step

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
     | 2,334 views

    Watch Your Step As a child, my second home was a baby-sitters house. My father worked on rotating shifts as a policeman, so often times we even slept there. My sitter was one BIG lady - over 300lbs. After many times of wetting her bed, she took away my bed sleeping privileges and forced me to ...read more

  • Moment Of Truth" Is A Television Show Where ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 28, 2008
     | 1,396 views

    "Moment of Truth" is a television show where contestants can win money by confessing the truth. Lauren was on a recent episode and went through some routine questions working her way up to $25,000. Then the questions got tough about adultery and lying. With her husband in the audience, she ...read more

  • A Tragic Event That Occurred In The Spring Of ...

    Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 11, 2008
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    A tragic event that occurred in the spring of 1931 when nine young black men were pulled off an Alabama freight train and accused of raping two young white women. A fight had broken out between blacks and whites in which, the whites were thrown off the train; the surprise was that two southern ...read more

  • There Were Two Brothers That Had Had An Argument ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
     | 1,489 views

    There were two brothers that had had an argument and decided to never speak to the brother until the other one apologized. They went to the same church but never in several decades spoke more than three words to each other. However, God began working on their hearts. They each had always ignored ...read more

  • A Light In Dark Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 7,001 views

    A LIGHT IN DARK PLACES A young girl once consulted with her minister. "I cannot stick it out any longer. I am the only Christian in the factory where I work. I get nothing but taunts and sneers. It is more than I can stand. I am going to resign." "Will you tell me," asked the minister, "where ...read more

  • This Morning We Begin With A ‘trivial Pursuit' ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
     | 1,170 views

    This morning we begin with a ‘Trivial Pursuit’ type question. (Slide 1) The United States Army once had a Camel Corps. The year the Camel Corp was organized was: A) 1917 B) 1856 C) 2003 D) 1943 The correct answer is 1856. According to wikipedia, some of our national leaders felt that having ...read more

  • The Tv Is My Shepherd, My Spiritual Growth ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Apr 21, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
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    1.The TV is my shepherd, My spiritual growth shall want; It makes me to sit down and do nothing for His Name’s sake. 2. It requires all my spare time; It keeps me from doing my Christian duty. It produces so many good shows that I must see; It restores my knowledge of the world. 3. It keeps me ...read more

  • Pray Continually

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    PRAY CONTINUALLY I read an incredible story this past week on one of the Internet forums of which I am a member. The story was told of a man whom was not even identified because he was unknown. Missionaries Bill and Molly Thompson told of a man who went to a large city in Columbia many years ...read more

  • A Dream For God

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 10, 2008
     | 3,711 views

    "A Dream for God" Many years ago a young man had a dream of telling the story of Jesus everywhere in the world. When he suggested taking that good news to people, an older man said, "Sit down, young man. If God wants to save the heathen, he will do it without your help or mine." This young ...read more

  • We Are ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 29, 2008
     | 1,318 views

    We Are Accountable Three men who, police say, stole a car in San Jose, California, and drove it to Chico, California, were arrested in Chico when police caught them trying to break into the same car because they had locked the keys inside, or at least thought they had. Chico officer Jose Lara said ...read more

  • I Have A Video Tape Of My Favorite Basketball ...

    Contributed by Art Good on Nov 6, 2008
     | 1,668 views

    I have a video tape of my favorite basketball player of all time. His name is Larry Bird. The name of the tape is “Winning Basketball”. The tape is all about the various skills that are needed to be successful at the game of basketball. It’s sort of an instructional video to make the viewer ...read more

  • Light In Dark Places

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,482 views

    Light in Dark Places A young girl once consulted with her minister. "I cannot stick it out any longer. I am the only Christian in the factory where I work. I get nothing but taunts and sneers. It is more than I can stand. I am going to resign." "Will you tell me," asked the minister, "where ...read more