Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 7, 2008
The High Dive
Harley and Matt lived in a nice neighborhood where the people were friendly-except for one man who lived at the end of the street in a big house with a gigantic swimming pool.
His pool had the highest diving board they had ever seen-so high they could see it over the big fence that
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 7, 2020
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Sept. 1 2020 (UPI) -- An American Airlines pilot preparing to land in Los Angeles reported an unusual encounter at about 3,000 feet with a "guy in a jetpack."
A recording of the conversation between the pilot and air traffic control Sunday evening at Los Angeles International Airport
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 12, 2020
The thunder roared like a waking dragon. As the water churned and the ship rocked wildly like a kite on a string. I watched helplessly as the splinter sized crack in the mast grew until I was sure it would snap. The crew on deck wallowed and struggled to move in the thigh deep water to try and keep
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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HIGH HOPES
A Mother was taking her four-year-old daughter to school. She was a doctor and had left her stethoscope on the car seat. Her little girl picked it up and very excited began to play with it. Excellent, thought the Doctor, My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps! Then the child spoke
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Brethren
Contributed by John Hamby on Apr 25, 2011
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HIGH ON THEIR HUDDLES
One of my favorite preachers is Dr. Tony Evans in Dallas. Some years ago I heard him give the following description of the purpose of the church service. He said, "In football they have a huddle, the goal of the huddle is to give you thirty seconds to call the play; that is
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Motivation is an external, temporary high that pushes you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action,
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 27, 2008
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A PRICE TOO HIGH
A young man was to be sentenced to the penitentiary. The judge had known him from childhood, for he was well acquainted with his father--a famous legal scholar and the author of an exhaustive study entitled, "The Law of Trusts." "Do you remember your father?" asked the
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2009
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter, in a boat, out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 11, 2009
HIGH COST IS EXPECTED
In the past missionaries boarded ship not expecting to ever see their homeland again. Some even sold themselves into slavery because that was the only way other slaves could have a chance to hear the gospel.
High cost and sacrifice was something expected of the body of
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it is [high] time for us to reclaim the excitement and joy of those first disciples, and to tell the world that we have found
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Catholic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011
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CHEAP PURCHASE--HIGH PRICE
In Decision magazine some time ago, Karen Morerod wrote about shopping in a store for a sweater. She was looking for one at minimal cost, so she went to the clearance rack. As she flipped through the sweaters, one caught her eye. It was the right color and the right
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 17, 2000
It is no wonder that in 15 years of asking high school students throughout America whether, in an emergency situation, they would save their dog or a stranger first, most students have answered that they would not save the stranger. "I love my dog, I don’t love the stranger," they always say. The
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 2, 2003
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"In the Clint Eastwood movie "High Plains Difter", Clint was coming up against a whole town of people who had a dark secret they thought they had safely hidden, but he knew their secret and was about to expose them. A woman he was with warned him that the people were afraid, and she said, “that
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Orthodox
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 15, 2004
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ILLUSTRATION... High Opinion, Our Daily Bread, July 3, 1989
A man who had a high opinion of himself stepped on a coin-operated scale that dispensed a card, giving
his weight and comments about his personality. After reading the card, he handed it to his wife and said, “Here, look at this!” She
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ryan Davis on Sep 25, 2005
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An airline company was disturbed over a high percentage of accidents so they decided to eliminate human errors by building a completely computerized plane. "Ladies and gentlemen," came a voice over the PA during the initial flight, "It may interest you to know that you are traveling in the world’s
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2006
As high as 75% of all Protestant congregations are either plateaued or declining. (Foster Letter
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Unscheduled Absenteeism is at a 5-year high, according to a recent survey by CCH, Inc., an employment law resource firm. The survey found programs that give employees more control over their schedules are the most successful in stemming unscheduled absences. The top four programs are; alternative
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 31, 2002
In the movie "Remember the Titans" a high school is being integrated in 1971. The new black coach challenges the football players to unite to win rather than stay divided and lose. Only as the players
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