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  • He's No Stranger

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023
     | 343 views

    HE’S NO STRANGER He’s the wisest man in the church; There’s nothing he can’t do. If you turn down your ministry, He’ll be there to do it for you. He’s also a very faithful member, And shows up right on the dot. Then if you don’t keep your commitment, He’ll cover you and fill in your ...read more

  • Shifting Sands

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009
     | 2,967 views

    SHIFTING SANDS One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to just sit or stand on the beach right where the waves wash up under my feet. The waves are refreshing, but I like most what happens as the waves retreat. As the waves retreat, the water takes the sand around and under my feet away. ...read more

  • Blame

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,298 views

    Blame In a recent Peanuts cartoon, Lucy approaches Charlie Brown with a paper and pen and says, “Here, sign this. It absolves me from all blame”. Then she goes to Shroeder with the same paper and says, “Here, sign this. It absolves me from all blame”. Finally she comes to Linus: “Here, sign this. ...read more

  • The Blame Game  PRO

    Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Feb 20, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,275 views

    Already, get ready to play the "Blame Game": You are driving 100 mph in a 45 mph zone, you lose control, flip your car on a sharp curve, and critically injure yourself, who is at fault? No, not you, the Dept. of Transportation for not making the degree of banking on the curve great enough to keep ...read more

  • Who Is To Blame  PRO

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Aug 10, 2006
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     | 2,055 views

    Who Is To Blame We read in the paper and hear on the air Of killing and stealing and crime everywhere. We sigh and say, as we notice the trend, “This young generation... Where will it end?” But can we be sure it is their fault alone? Are we less guilty, who places in their way Too many things that ...read more

  • Blaming Others

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,499 views

    Blaming Others • If a man cuts his finger off while slicing salami at work, he blames the restaurant. • If a man smokes three packs a day for 40 years and die of lung cancer, he blames the tobacco company. • If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home drunk, he ...read more

  • The Blame Game

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,865 views

    THE BLAME GAME Wayne Dyer writes: "All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you...You may succeed in making another feel guilty of something by blaming him; you won't succeed in changing whatever it ...read more

  • At The Heart Of Judgment Is Blame And At The ...

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 7, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,095 views

    At the heart of judgment is blame and at the heart of blame is a denial of grace. The heart which is filled with judgment says, “I am not worthy of grace and neither are you!” Our ability to forgive others is closely linked to our ability to forgive ourselves because both stem from our ...read more

  • Blame And Self-Esteem

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 24, 2011
     | 2,810 views

    BLAME AND SELF-ESTEEM When I was an Airline Pilot I was responsible for all flight operations, whether good or bad. If you are taxing into the gate and your wing clips a baggage cart, it is the Captain's fault. It doesn’t matter if the lineman steers you the wrong way or not. What the lineman ...read more

  • Nero Blames Others

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 14, 2020
     | 1,624 views

    BLAME AS A GAME? Nero was the last of five emperors in Rome. Nero’s claim to fame is: FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNED… Nero played the BLAME GAME… He could not understand the DECLINE and FALL of the Roman Empire. Nero blamed the Christians. His blame was so cruel he persecuted and killed ...read more

  • Bible Market Shifts: Devotional Bible Sales Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,899 views

    Bible Market Shifts: Devotional Bible sales are declining and study Bible’s are increasing says Tom Mockabee, Zon-dervan Sr. VP. People buy 9 or more Bibles because of life’s tensions, uncertainties and crises. They are searching for something they can rely on. Bibles for children are one of the ...read more

  • Majority Of Christians Has Shifted From Being ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006
     | 1,288 views

    Majority Of Christians has shifted from being located in North America and Europe back in ’66 to only 37% today. Now the southern Hemisphere is home to over half the believers ...read more

  • Family Time: Society Is Seeing Attitudinal Shifts ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
     | 771 views

    Family Time: Society is seeing attitudinal shifts in parents as they focus less on career and more on family. According to the Travel Industry Association of America, households with kids took just under 119 million leisure trips in ‘02, up 23% ...read more

  • Market Shift: Zondervan General-Market Revenues ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,439 views

    Market Shift: Zondervan General-Market revenues grew from 1.5% for the company to 17.7% between ‘93 and ’03, while the CBA channel’s share fell from 72.9% to 52.1% over the same period. ABA sales grew from 4.5% to 9.1% during the same decade. One national chain told Zondervan it has conducted a ...read more

  • The Search For Someone To Blame Is Always ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    The search for someone to blame is ...read more

  • People Are Always Blaming Circumstances For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,125 views

    "People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I dont believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the ...read more

  • Don't Blame The Judge

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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     | 4,658 views

    God has done everything He possibly can to keep you out of Hell and still leave you as a person with free will. Now some Christians argue otherwise that it is in fact God who sends people to hell. Peculiar Pilgrim blog writes, "No one would choose to go into hell ... Not one person would decide to ...read more

  • Channel Shift: Online Holiday Gift Spending Grew ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,550 views

    Channel Shift: Online holiday gift spending grew to 22% from 20% a year ago. Correspondingly, gift spending in brick and mortar stores dropped to 72% from 74%. Catalogs held ...read more

  • The Iron

    Contributed by Darrell Campbell on Sep 4, 2018
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     | 5,748 views

    A man comes home while his wife is in the middle of ironing . He says to his wife, "Honey, I need to take a quick shower, but I am expecting an urgent call. Would you get it for me if they call?" The man proceeds to jump in the shower, and the phone rings and rings and rings. He jumps out the ...read more

  • What’s Pete Got To Do With Anything?

    Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 20, 2021
     | 1,402 views

    If there's anybody that can be conned, it's Yours Truly. It's not so much that I'm stupid; I'm just naïve. I believe when somebody says something, they mean exactly what they say. So, if you can't swindle me, you might as well hang it up and get a real job. I must ...read more