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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Video footage taken by a cell phone shows an unidentified man enter a burning house and rescuing a man who was trapped inside. He calmly entered the burning structure, and a few minutes later he walked out carrying another man over his shoulder. A short time before, a woman had called authorities and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 27 views
In the first eight months of 2016, 73 people around the world have died while taking “extreme selfies.” The new activity of seeing how you can take pictures of yourself with a smart phone has proved dangerous to many. Most deaths came from people who fell from buildings or mountains while attempting…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
“If I hear thunder fairly close by, I am off the water” states Ronnie Garrison, even though he is a competitive fisherman who fishes in all seasons and in all kinds of weather. He has fished when the water was fifteen degrees, dipping his rod to keep ice from forming each time he casts—fishing when it…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Thomas Artiaga was passing a home in Fresno, California when he saw a house engulfed in flames. He ran into the house, threw 73-year-old Robert Wells over his shoulder and carried him to safety. Wells says he is lucky to be alive and is thankful for the man who saved him. Every day we run into people…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 54 views
In, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell writes, “Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
In spite of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that “killed three people and injured more than 260 others,” Chicago expected approximately 45,000 runners and more than 1 million spectators to attend their 2013 marathon. Those who ran in the Boston Marathon told the Chicago marathon director, “We’re coming…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
Felix Baumgartner will go down in history for many things, particularly for being the first man to break the sound barrier without vehicular power. That's right - Felix is a stuntman/risk taker to the extreme. His expertise? Skydiving. On October 14, 2012 Felix took a helium balloon up into the stratosphere…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
When Gilles Cyr, a Canadian man walking through the woods, was attacked by a black bear it was a frightening experience. “When I opened my eyes it was on top of me—. . . . it’s crazy the way it growls. I thought I was dead.” When the bear opened its mouth to bite him, Cyr grabbed its tongue and held…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Have you ever heard of Thomas Jonathan Jackson? You may not recognize the name, but I’m sure you’ve heard of him. You probably know him better as General “Stonewall” Jackson. A newspaper reporter described him as immovable as a stone wall in battle. He was fearlessness drew the attention of many. After…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When Steve Gustafson heard a cry from Bounce, his small Terrier dog, he looked up to see it in the jaws of a 7-foot alligator. "I just knew that my best friend was going to be dead," Gustafson said. "And I took off." He jumped on the alligator and wrested his pet from its mouth. After a quick trip to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
One of the untold stories from the unfolding crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan revolves around a group of workers facing the disaster courageously because of their faith in Jesus. Seven of the workers are also members of the Fukushima Daiichi Seisho Baptist Church. Scott Eaton, director…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Police in Shelby, North Carolina are investigating an attack where a woman who was injured spent an hour reading the Bible to her attacker. Authorities say Lindsay Wood and her son came home from church around 8:30PM on a Wedne3sday evening. They say Woods son was getting their garbage cans in when a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Richard Lucas, driving his bus in Buffalo, noticed smoke coming from the back of a house alongside his route. He stopped his bus, leaving the passengers; he ran to the house and began banging on the door. The people inside the two-family home, all of whom had apparently been asleep, stumbled out, just…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
The Golden Lamp church is China’s first mega church. They built a structure to accommodate nearly 50,000 worshippers. As soon as the building was finished authorities smashed doors and windows, seized Bibles, and physically attacked dozens. Now the church’s co-pastors are in jail, sentenced to seven…
Calvin Habig • Illustration • • 21 views
Mr. Edward Magorium: We must face tomorrow, whatever it may hold, with determination, joy and bravery
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
MEMORIAL DAY Only a fraction of the brave men and women who put on a uniform ever receive America's highest decoration for bravery: The Medal of Honor. That's as it should be. Since WWII to the action in Somalia, only 839 people were awarded the Medal of Honor 513 died earning it. One of the recipients…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
110% My teammates cheered. Coach didn't say a word and neither did I. I usually enjoyed "Film Day," every Monday afternoon. Long before Camcorders and VHS tapes, our coach would have every game filmed on 16 mm, have it developed overnight and ready for Monday's practice. Dressed only in football pants…