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  • About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,729 views

    About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

  • Me And My Father-In-Law Used To Have A Project We ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
     | 1,071 views

    Me and my father-in-law used to have a project we liked to work on together. It was with chickens. On several occasions we incubated some eggs. He had an incubator and I would care for it while the eggs were “cooking.” One of the key elements in hatching those eggs was temperature control If the ...read more

  • When Being Gracious Is Unethical

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 16, 2008
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     | 2,825 views

    WHEN BEING GRACIOUS IS UNETHICAL Sometimes people resent it when another is gracious, and sometimes graciousness can be unfair. My brother-in-law Joel, worked hard to turn paper in on time. The teacher had said she would not extend the deadline. So he pulled an all-nighter and got it done, only ...read more

  • All For The Loss Of One Nail

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008
     | 1,924 views

    All for the Loss of One Nail During a battle many years ago a soldier was sent to deliver a message to the king. The soldier's horse lost a nail in one of the shoes. With that one nail gone, the shoe eventually fell off. The horse eventually went lame, and the soldier was forced to walk. The enemy ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
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    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven’t been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for ’Specials’. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Heckman on Sep 17, 2008
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     | 2,089 views

    Top Ten Reasons Hurricane Season Is Like Christmas 10: Decorating the house (with plywood). 9: Dragging out boxes that haven't been used since last season. 8: Last minute shopping in crowded stores. 7: Regular TV shows pre-empted for 'Specials'. 6: Family coming to stay with you. 5: Family and ...read more

  • Sir John Templeton - Tithe

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2008
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    Sir John Templeton is a multi-billionaire, one of the wealthiest men in the world. He’s a dedicated Christian now in his nineties now. He invented the idea of trust funds in investments and started the Templeton Fund. Someone asked him, “How did you make such enormous wealth?” He said, ...read more

  • I'd Play For Nothing.

    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 7, 2009
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    "I'D PLAY FOR NOTHING." Ernie Banks, the great baseball player, once said that if the management only knew, he'd play baseball for nothing, he loved the game so much. His enormous salary did not compel him to endure the work to earn it, but the game itself was so enticing that the love of it bound ...read more

  • The Truth Is Everyone Of Your Words Matter, They ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2009
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    The truth is everyone of your words matter, they influence someone either negatively or positively. How many times have you heard someone say, “I wish I would never have said that!” Our text in James today addresses the issue of the uncontrolled words of the tongue. We see this dilemma of words ...read more

  • You Are The Whipping Soldier

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 11, 2009
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    YOU ARE THE WHIPPING SOLDIER A man who was deeply troubled by his sins had a vivid dream in which he saw Jesus being savagely whipped by a soldier. As the cruel scourge came down upon Christ’s back, the dreamer shuddered, for the terrible instrument left gaping wounds upon the bleeding, swollen ...read more

  • The Legal System Should Be Reformed So People ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The legal system should be reformed so people bear the consequences of their own bad choices. The best solution would be to make people who file baseless lawsuits pay the costs of defending against them. Loser pays, that system is called, and thats the way it works in most of the civilized world. ...read more

  • Simple Love

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
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    SIMPLE LOVE The great theologian of the last century, Karl Barth, wrote a 10 volume theological work titled "Ethics." When traveling and lecturing throughout the United States at all the important universities and theological schools, it is reported that one young man asked him, "Dr. Barth, you ...read more

  • Who Is The Worst Sinner You Know?

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    WHO IS THE WORST SINNER YOU KNOW? "Who is the worse sinner you know? Are you more aware of your own sin or those sins of others? Because of God’s amazingly gracious heart toward those who thoroughly deserve only His wrath, He both planned for and provided this mediator to resolve the divine ...read more

  • Dave Thomas, Wendy's Hamburgers,

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
     | 2,917 views

    Dave Thomas, Wendy’s Hamburgers, “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit; a knee length work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop ...read more

  • Justice Or Mercy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2009
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    JUSTICE OR MERCY A young lady who occasionally walked through the park after work, stopped to have her picture taken by a photographer on this particular day. She was very excited about her picture being taken. As she walked out of the park, she looked at the Polaroid picture in total amazement. ...read more

  • Media Specialist James Caan, Was Offering Advice ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 22, 2009
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    Media specialist James Caan, was offering advice to one who struggled to break into the industry. His advice will serve us well in persistent attitudes. Caan said, “There’s no secret to securing the break that you seek – persistence, persistence, persistence. It’s not unusual to hear of people ...read more

  • Precious Metals, Precious God

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 1, 2010
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    PRECIOUS METALS, PRECIOUS GOD When the priest walked into the tabernacle there in the courtyard there was bronze around him, you can imagine him looking at the bronze work as he made his way. And as he walked into the holy place silver, the wooden pillars covered in silver, the hooks and curtain ...read more

  • Esther's Shoes  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    ESTHER'S SHOES Your story, my story, our story is in the Bible. We know what it is like to be in Esther's shoes. We have had moments when our faith and our commitment to God has been tested at work, in the classroom, at home, and in the neighborhood. We are faced with the question, "Am I going ...read more

  • Contentment In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 3, 2010
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    Contentment in the Workplace One of the keys to contentment in your work and finding fulfillment in every area of life is learning to be thankful for what you have been given. Wanting to move forward in your career is not a problem unless it means that you take where you are for granted. As one ...read more

  • Wages, Prizes, Awards, And Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010
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    WAGES, PRIZES, AWARDS, AND GRACE Listen to the following from GW Knight, Clip-Art Features for Church Newsletters, page 53: - When a person works an eight hour day and received a fair day’s pay—that is a wage - When a person competes and receives a trophy for his performance—that is a prize. - ...read more