Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 27, 2003
The Queen Mary was the largest ship to cross the oceans when it was launched in 1936. Through four decades and a World War she served until she was retired, anchored as a floating hotel and museum in Long Beach, California.
During the conversion, her three massive smokestacks were taken off to be
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 1, 2008
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court.
In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe.
"Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ’I’m fine’?," questioned the lawyer.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Some choices carry greater consequences than others. A student nurse came into the hospital room to give her 79-year-old patient a shot. She asked him,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
United Methodist
Contributed by David T. Smith on Oct 24, 2011
based on 1 rating
| 1,874 views
AT ANY PRICE
Several years ago a woman by the name of Mrs. Jane Kolodziej was attempting to have her husband released from the psychiatric ward where he had been committed because she had testified that he had tried to kill her and their two sons. She had told the judge that she believed her
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Joel Santos on Oct 12, 2004
based on 2 ratings
| 1,442 views
A story is told that a huge tree was not put down by severe rains and storms, but to surprise or many, one sunny day it just fell. When they examined the inside, it was destroyed slowly by small insects eating the trunk. Small sins may appear harmless, but it is they that can blind the eyes! Don’t
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 27, 2005
You likely have never heard of Jeff Foran, who lives in Foreman, Arkansas. Apparently Mr. Foran, aged 38, was drunk – very drunk, it looks like – one night in May and went out for a drive. Well, as he was driving, his cigarette fell out of his fingers and out the window. Not to waste a good
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
based on 5 ratings
| 3,768 views
Andy Fastow was a brilliant kid in my high school graduating class in New Providence New Jersey. He was one of the really good kids. In fact he was the student body president of my senior class. He went on to get a great education and a fantastic job. He climbed his way up the ladder until he
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 27, 2010
based on 4 ratings
| 3,223 views
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
Scripture:
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2006
Minimum Wage A Democratic plan to raise the minimum wage would hike it to $7 by ’00. The Republican plan would make it
...read more
Contributed by Sean Lester on Jan 7, 2007
b. In the war being waged in Iraq there are soldiers of various ranks and experience who have different tasks. All soldiers receive the same pay but some enjoy an easier way of life than others. Infantrymen, for instance, live in small compounds and have few conveniences. They are vigilant
...read more
Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
Sin’s Birthplace
“But each one is tempted when by his own evil desire he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” (James 1: 14, 15)
Before you can win a war you must know your enemy, understand his
...read more
Scripture:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 8, 2009
SIN WILL:
1. TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU PLANNED ON GOING.
2. KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU PLANNED ON STAYING
3. COST YOU MORE THAN YOU PLANNED ON
...read more
Denomination:
Other
Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
based on 1 rating
| 5,874 views
Sinful Nature
How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Clergy Wages Above Average: The average weekly wage for most Americans is $519 while the average wage for clergy is $647. Rabbi’s earn between $45-$75 pr year, Protestant ministers usually earn at least $30,000, and Diocesan priests average $11,000. Approximately 980,000 clergy serve
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Profits Up—Wages Down: Even though the economy added 2.2 million jobs in ‘04 and produced strong growth in corporate profits, wages for the average worker fell for the year, after adjusting for inflation—the first such drop in nearly a decade. The problem is not with the jobs themselves, but that
...read more