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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When Journey Baptist Church sold their building, they had plans to build in a new location that was in a better location and gave them room to grow. They purchased a new site, but found that building a new structure cost too much, so they decided to continue meeting in temporary facilities. Then, the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Debbie Steele says, “God wants to reconcile all people to Himself. The gospel invitation is not conversion to heterosexuality but conversion to Jesus Christ.” —Jim L. Wilson Ministry in the New Marriage Culture, 152. Mark 16:16 (HCSB) Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Five years after the earthquake in Haiti, leaders in the country say the event has become a catalyst for spiritual development. Churches that started meeting in the open air after the quake are still growing and changing lives, and new orphanages have been built to meet the needs of the people. A renewed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
A new social science study has found that the positive emotions associated with social media postings generally outweigh negative one. The study looked at the content and spread of 19 million English-language posts from September 2014. The results showed that while negative content tended to spread faster,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 286 views
Jesus told His disciples to take the Gospel to the entire world. Two thousand years later, the world is connected like never before, but hundreds of millions of people still do not have access to the Gospel in their heart language. Louann Hunt, who works with a ministry called Faith Comes By Hearing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
The American Bible Society has released their fifth annual State of the Bible report, which contains several assumptions that Americans have about the Bible. 60% of the people surveyed said they wanted to read their Bibles more each week. The report also found that Americans have a lot of access to the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Scientists believe there are as many as 70 isolated tribes in the Brazilian Amazon that have had only limited contact with the outside world, mainly through rubber harvesters and mahogany loggers. It is rare for an uncontacted people to emerge from the jungle, but scientists say they were ready when…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
The American Bible Society has released their fifth annual State of the Bible report, which contains several assumptions that Americans have about the Bible. Among other things, it shows that a majority (72%) of Americans were not aware that many languages still do not have a Bible translation. Linguists…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Microsoft Corporation has announced plans to offer real-time translation from one language to another via computer and this new technology could potentially make it possible for every person on earth to hear the Gospel in their own language one day. The company introduced the concept a few years ago,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Neville Morrison discovered his house was on fire. Fortunately he lived only four houses from the fire station. He sprinted to get help. The firefighter that met him at the door told him to call 911. “I don’t have a phone, but you can see the blaze coming out of my roof!” Morrison replied. The firefighter…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Amazon is always searching for better and faster ways to deliver products to customers. Never satisfied with the status quo, Amazon has tried several alternatives to UPS and FedEx. The company has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to deliver packages via aerial drones. Now in San…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
18 years ago, Jill Dejewskis decided to volunteer at a Vacation Bible School in a mobile home community near her house. She never expected that week to turn into a lifelong commitment. As she worked in the area, she discovered that many of the families living in the community lived near or below the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 29 views
A study by Lifeway Research suggests that Christians are not sharing their faith but are feeling a responsibility to do so. The survey focused on Canadians, and found that 43% of those surveyed felt a responsibility to tell non-Christians about Jesus, but 78% had not shared how to become a Christian…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
The town of Rijukan, Norway, which is about 90 miles west of Oslo, has found a way to bring light into its sun-deprived town. They have set up three huge computer controlled mirrors, which will follow the faint sunlight as it moves across the horizon, directing it into the town square. Visionary town…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
During the rush hour just outside Tokyo, Japan, a woman slipped into an 8-inch gap between a commuter train and the station platform. An announcement was made asking for help and scores of passengers responded. All together they pushed and lifted the 32-ton car enough that the woman could be dragged…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
A Bible that was used to minister after the terrorist attacks of September 11th is ministering to others who are dealing with tragedies in their lives. A chaplain originally gave the Bible to a first responder in 2001 to help him deal with the devastation he saw and felt at the World Trade Center. A…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 26 views
On a Post Office in New York City reads, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” What about dogs? About 2:40 p.m., Aug 29, 2013, on the East Side of Youngstown, Ohio, officers were called to the 700 block of Verona…
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The words to the old hymn “I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore,” became more than just a song to Michael Trapp after the engine failed on his Cessna 150. The plane plunged into Lake Huron seventeen miles off shore and promptly sank to the bottom with his emergency beacon and life jacket…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 84 views
Mark Titus holds the record for the most individual career wins in Ohio State basketball history. He was teammates with seven future NBA players. In his four years he scored a total of nine points, had five rebounds, and three assists while playing only 48 minutes. After his days on the team were over…
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A new poll by the Gallup organization found that 78 percent, of American Christians identify with Christianity. Overall, the survey found 82 percent of Americans claimed a religious identity with 52 percent claiming to be Protestant or other Christian, almost 24 percent claimed to be Catholic, with other…
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In a twelve hour period, the father and son team of Jesse Shaffer and Jesse Shaffer Jr. rescued 120 people, from the flood in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Isaac. They were able to access places using boats that traditional first responders couldn’t go with their trucks. As…
David Krueger • Illustration • • 10 views
In World War II, General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright led a gallant but vain fight that led him to become a prisoner of war. For months, the Japanese mocked him and beat him. Then one day, the news arrived that the Allied Forces had won. The prison guards thought Wainwright hadn't heard the news, so they…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Pollstar, a publication covering the concert industry says the Winter Jam 2011 Tour beat out tours by big name artists such as Bon Jovi, U2, Brad Paisley, and Justin Bieber. The 46-city tour created by NewSong included Christian artists such as the David Crowder Band, The Newsboys, and Kutless and reached…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Many publications prepare copy for high profile news stories ahead of time, speculating on how the story might play out. Though this is common, a few British publications made the error of actually publishing news that turned out to be false concerning the acquittal of American Amanda Know by an Italian…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 52 views
A new animated film is taking the good news of Jesus to a new generation in a way they understand. The film, entitled ”My Last Day” is adapted from the original Jesus film and tells the story of Jesus’ crucifixion through the eyes of the thief who hung next to Him. The new film is just over nine minutes…