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  • Lines To A Skeleton…  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Daugherty on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 3,061 views

    LINES TO A SKELETON... The mss. of this poem was found in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, near a perfect human skeleton. It was first published around the early 1900’s It Has a Profound Message!!! Behold this ruin! ’Twas a skull, Once of ethereal spirit filled. This narrow ...read more

  • Be A Line-Guide

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,538 views

    BE A LINE-GUIDE When they were teaching me to march in the Navy, for a while until they learned that I have eye problems (go figure) they made me a line-guide. A line-guide is in the front corner of the ranks and marches straight, so that everyone else can mark their place off him. The line-guide ...read more

  • Silver Lining

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 19, 2011
     | 836 views

    SILVER LINING We have in the English language a proverb, "Every cloud has a silver lining," It comes from John Milton's masque (dramatic entertainment) 'Comus' (1634). 'Was I deceiv'd, or did a sable cloud/ Turn forth her silver lining on the night?' The proverb means that out of a negative ...read more

  • The Bottom Line

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 8, 2012
     | 5,808 views

    THE BOTTOM LINE A dairy farmer went to buy a new pickup truck. He had seen an ad in the paper about discounts and factory rebates, so he decided to trade in his old clunker. He chose a new model and was ready to write the check for the full amount. The salesman said, "Wait, I haven't given you the ...read more

  • Crossing The Line

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 15, 2012
     | 1,805 views

    CROSSING THE LINE A business training exercise shows how people from different cultures look at the same task in different ways. A leader draws an imaginary line on the floor, and puts one person on each side. The purpose is to get one person to convince the other, without force, to cross the ...read more

  • Keep Looking Forward

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 24, 2008
     | 3,562 views

    KEEP LOOKING FORWARD I was watching the Olympic rowing competition the other day and found it fascinating. It’s called "Sculling," where eight men are in a boat, powerfully rowing to the finish line. I was amazed to see their back to the finish line and they were totally dependant on the man ...read more

  • Finishing The Race Together

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 8, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,286 views

    FINISHING THE RACE TOGETHER Several years ago, five handicapped finalists gathered at the starting line for the Special Olympics. They had all trained hard for this day. Hearts were pounding. And each one wanted to win. The starter’s gun discharged and the athletes exploded from their crouched ...read more

  • Keep It Between The Lines  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,249 views

    Keep It Between The Lines. He was a sitting beside me in the passenger seat. As I looked through the window at the quiet little street. He was a smiling so proud as he gave me the key. But inside I knew he was as nervous as me. I said “Daddy, oh Daddy are you sure I know how? Are you sure that I ...read more

  • They Sent Me To Finish  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,514 views

    THEY SENT ME TO FINISH With all the pomp and prestige that the Chinese government went to in order to put their best foot forward, there was one person who they honored who stood out. He is now in his seventies, but China brought him to Bejing as an honored guest. Why? The odd thing is that John ...read more

  • Running The Race

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 3, 2010
     | 5,733 views

    RUNNING THE RACE Many of you know that I have fairly poor eyesight. However, my eyesight today is far better than it was when I was a child. The Lord has given me much better eyesight today than I have ever had I my life. When I was a kid, however, my eyesight was terrible. So as I was ...read more

  • Relay Team Wins Race By Yelling

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 27, 2009
     | 3,475 views

    Relay Team Wins Race by Yelling "Stop" during Final Baton Pass I ran track in High School and my thing was running the sprints, 100, 200, hurdles, relays and such. In my Junior year the School hired a new track coach. At every practice this coach would give a short talk on strategy and tactics for ...read more

  • Getting An Outside Line  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,428 views

    Getting an Outside Line A young woman came to the welfare office to apply for social help. The social worker told her that her husband would have to sign the papers as well. The social worker then noticed that the young lady was looking at the telephone as if she wanted to call her husband, so ...read more

  • Cast In A Line For Yourself

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
     | 1,270 views

    Cast In A Line For Yourself A poor, hungry man stood idly on a bridge watching some fishermen. Seeing one of them with a basket full of fish by his side, he said, "if I had a catch like that, I’d be happy. I’d sell it and buy some food and clothes." "I’ll give you that many fish if you do a ...read more

  • Call On Another Line

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 12, 2009
     | 1,708 views

    CALL ON ANOTHER LINE My son, Scott, an insurance broker in Florida, loves ocean fishing and takes his cell phone along on the boat. One morning we were drifting about ten miles offshore as Scott discussed business on the phone. Suddenly his rod bent double, and the reel screamed as line poured off ...read more

  • Contradiction Is Obliteration Of The Line Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,771 views

    "Contradiction is obliteration of the line of demarcation between good and evil, it means ...read more

  • Cast A Line For Yourself

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,405 views

    CAST A LINE FOR YOURSELF A poor, hungry man stood idly on a bridge watching some fishermen. Seeing one of them with a basket full of fish by his side, he said, "If I had a catch like that, I'd be happy. I'd sell it and buy some food and clothes." "I'll give you that many fish if you do a small ...read more

  • God Tugging On The Line

    Contributed by Pastor Glen Key on Mar 2, 2011
     | 2,498 views

    GOD TUGGING ON THE LINE I read about a 12 year old boy who became a Christian at a revival service. The next week, his friends questioned him about the experience. One friend asked him, "Did you see a vision?" The boy said, "No." Another friend asked, "Did you hear God speak?" The boy said, "No." ...read more

  • God Give Me Finished Wood? I Need Finished Wood ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 29, 2005
     | 1,808 views

    GOD GIVE ME FINISHED WOOD? I NEED FINISHED WOOD NOW! Several years ago I had a dream. In my dream I felt the need to build for God. The need was so real, I had to build. I began my job my praying. I started asking God for two by fours. God I need lumber to accomplish Your plan, finished ...read more

  • Finishing In Failure, Or Faith-- Communion ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2003
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,257 views

    FINISHING IN FAILURE, OR FAITH-- COMMUNION MEDITATION One of Track and Field’s more interesting events is the high jump. The high jump and the pole vault are the only events where even the winner finishes in failure. Right after the jumper clears one heighth, the bar is raised. The bar is ...read more

  • They Sent Me Here To Finish

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,209 views

    THEY SENT ME HERE TO FINISH During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the last runner to finish the marathon was an athlete from Tanzania. He'd had a difficult race, to say the least: he's stumbled at one point and ended up bruised, bloodied--and with a broken leg! But he didn't quit. Even ...read more