Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 30, 2013
HENRY FORD: RESISTING CHANGE
Back in 1912, Ford Motor Co. had a production manager named William Knudsen - considered one of the best in his field. Knudsen became convinced that the Model T (which had been in production for 4 years now) had to be updated. But, the only problem was - Henry Ford
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Many years ago a painter by the name of Stenburg lived in Dusseldorf Germany. He was searching for a model to portrait. He chose a gypsy girl from the street, her name was Pepita. It was the first time for her to be invited to an artist’s studio. Her amazed eyes rounded here and there and suddenly
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 5, 2008
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A WEDDING MADE IN HEAVEN
A man and woman find themselves standing at the pearly gates. Saint Peter, to his surprise, finds the couple very disappointed to be getting into heaven. You see, they were on their way to get married and instead of arriving at their wedding, they ended up at the entrance
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Contributed by Frank Carl on Mar 8, 2008
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“’Twas the Sunday before Easter”
‘Twas The Sunday Before Easter, And all through Israel’s House
There was planning and scheming by Herod the louse,
While palm leaves were waving o’er Christ’s lovely head
Just five days later, he’d be rejected and dead.
The children were running and leaping for
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Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Mar 1, 2001
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The Japanese introduced a tree to the world that is called a Bonsai tree. It is measured in inches instead of feet as other trees are measured. It is not allowed to reach anywhere near its full growth potential but instead grows in a stunted miniature form. The reason for it growing in stunted form
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Contributed by Ted Sutherland on May 29, 2001
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In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were born to a family named Taylor. The older one set out to make a name for himself by entering Parliament and gaining public prestige. But the younger son chose to give his life to Christ. He later recalled, “Well do I remember, as in
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001
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ILL. Let me read a part of the list that several housewives compiled. They wrote that they were especially thankful:
"For automatic dishwashers because they make it possible for us to get out of the kitchen before the family comes back in for their after-dinner snacks.
"For husbands
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 3, 2002
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[Holy Spirit Amplifies Witness, Citation: Jeffrey Arthurs, Portland, Oregon; source: "All Things Considered," National Public Radio (7-30-00)]
The sound of the gavel opening the Republican National Convention on July 31, 2000 was not really the sound of the gavel.
When doing sound tests, the audio
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2002
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THE ACTION OF KARMA
The teaching of karma (literally translated the word means “action”) indicates that karma is something negative, the acting is wrong. Karma is something you must be released from. Karma is the reason for the poverty of the beggar; the illness of the sick, and the hopeless
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Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Aug 26, 2002
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Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, outfielder for the Atlanta Braves and cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons, is the only athlete to have hit a Major League home run and scored an NFL touchdown in the same week. Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to some would-be
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 20, 2002
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There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002
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A person who knew nothing about football was taken by a friend to a college football game. The friend explained the game as clearly as possible before they arrived.
As the officials met with the captains of both teams for the coin toss, the football fan was asked by the clueless friend what was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2003
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One day, after me, my wife, and our oldest boy had finished shopping. We started the journey home. It was 10 miles away. Like all parents do, we always tell our children to use the bathroom before we leave. Well, a few miles of driving and my boy explains painstakingly that he has to go #2. I
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Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 19, 2003
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Let me tell you of the story of a dog named “Gelert.” Gelert’s master was a prince from North Wales who lived in the 13th century in the town of Beddgelert.
The prince returned from a hunt, walked into his bedroom and found his infant son missing and his crib bathed in blood. There by the crib
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Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Feb 21, 2003
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What do you do with an Apostle Paul? Now there was one committed guy. “Paul, if you don’t quit preaching, we are gonna stone you!” “Well, that’s been done before!” Look, Paul, if you don’t quit preaching we are gonna throw you in jail!” “Hey, guys, could you send me back to Rome. They let me
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2003
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JUST WHAT I NEEDED
One mother described how her teenage daughter taught her the power of listening. One evening after dinner her daughter was especially disappointed and depressed about a situation at school. Although she was tired herself, the mother sat and listened as her daughter poured out
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Contributed by Jim Dillinger on Jun 5, 2003
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Muynak was once a thriving port on the Aral Sea, but today it sits on the edge of a bitter, salty desert. Sand dunes are strewn with the rusted, hollow hulls of a fishing fleet that once sailed high above on the surface of Central Asia’s fountain of life.
Things began changing 30 years ago when
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