Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 17, 2020
"During the construction of Emerson Hall at Harvard University, president Charles Eliot invited psychologist and philosopher William James to suggest a suitable inscription for the stone lintel over the doors of the philosophy department. After some reflection, James sent Eliot a line from
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Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
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Human Distraction: Humans specialize in distraction, especially when the task at hand requires intellectual heavy lifting. But in the era of e-mail, instant messaging, Googling, e-commerce and iTunes, potential distractions while seated at a computer are not only ever-present but very enticing.
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Human Eyes:
• Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain.
• Are composed of more than two million working parts.
• Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour.
• Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 22.5 km (14 miles)
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Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Sep 3, 2001
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Evangelish Robert Sumner told the story:
When George Gibson Polley was a boy in Richmond, he hit a baseball onto the roof of a six-story building. Since with most sandlot games, it was the only ball the boys had, George promptly climbed up the outside of the building and retrieved it. This was the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
The highest condition of the human will is when, not seeing God, not seeming to grasp Him at all, we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
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The Human Resources Test
What is a human resource? Does your organization struggle with the problem of properly fitting people to jobs? Here is a handy hint for ensuring success in job placement:
Take the prospective employees you are trying to place and put them in a room with only a table and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 11, 2003
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Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the midwest, my friend trains employees in proper dress codes and etiquette.
One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her.
Thinking of her responsibilities, she scolded,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2004
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"The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2005
The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our flesh, is beyond all
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
The Human Rights Commission of Saskatchewan Canada ruled last month (July, 2001) that even references to biblical passages that condemn homosexuality could be seen as "hate speech." The Saskatoon Star Phoenix newspaper and Hugh Owens of Regina were ordered to pay $1,500 to 3 homosexual activists
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Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 23, 2006
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World Magazine reported last October:
Just in time for scary Halloween masks, Princeton professor Peter Singer—notorious for his approval of euthanasia and some kinds of infanticide, bestiality, and necrophilia—is at it again. He predicts in the Sept.-Oct. issue of Foreign Policy that by 2040
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nations compassion, unselfish caring,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The end of the human race will be that it will eventually
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Adam was the driver of the bus of humanity. When he drove the bus over the
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