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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
The CEO of a $2 trillion investment fund said a letter from his ten-year-old daughter was the main reason that he decided to leave his high power position. Mohamed El-Erian left his job after his daughter wrote to him about all 22 milestones in her life that he missed because of his work. He said the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Hospice chaplains visit people who are dying. One such chaplain, Kerry Egan, talking to CNN.com says the people who are dying talk about family. They talk about “their mothers and fathers, their sons and daughters. They talk about how they learned what love is, and what it is not.” --The Week, February…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 12 views
Have you given up on dating? If you're frustrated with the games, the communication mishaps, and the sheer thought of going on another blind date, hang in there! You don't need to give up on finding love just yet. In fact, alternative methods to the traditional dating scene could give you a new outlet…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 26 views
General Colin Powell rose from modest beginnings to become the top military commander of the U.S. Armed Forces. He served as Secretary of State under George W. Bush. When he was ready to retire he gave up the 20 bodyguards, the private plane, and the adulation to become an ordinary citizen. Powell says,…
Wesley Crouch • Illustration • • 11 views
Learn to Love Them! by Steve Goodier A man tried everything he could think of to eradicate the weeds in his lawn. Finally, in desperation, he wrote to the Department of Agriculture, asking advice and listing every method he had tried. He received a reply back. It said, “We suggest you learn to love them!”…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 9 views
Published September 08, 2011 | Associated Press Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year. The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent phone calls. Police…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 1 view
Published December 21, 2011 Born in Spain in the early 20th century, Jose Pascua and Antonia Patino - married to each other for 78 years - on Wednesday became an example of longevity and perseverance by both celebrating their 103rd birthdays. Antonia and Jose, neighbors in the central town of Hinojosa…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 308 views
The brother of Ravi Zacharias said this: “Love is as much a question of the will as it is of the emotion. And if you WILL to love somebody, you can.” That was not just a meaningless statement for him. He actually experienced it. You see, Ravi’s brother married the woman arranged for him by his parents,…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 273 views
In his sermon titled "Think Hard, Stay Humble," Francis Chan told the following story about a man named Vaughn who radiated the love of Christ to everyone around him: He said that a few years ago, a missionary came to his church and told a beautiful story about sharing the gospel with a remote tribe…
Lloyd Hall • Illustration • • 14 views
Select all the text in this box and paste your sermon here... Introduction Sermon text with italics and bold and John 3:16 and Jn 3:20. Heading 2 Text with an outline. Level 1 Level 2 Level 2 Level 3
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 18 views
Robert Farrar Capon wrote in Christianity Today: You're worried about permissiveness--about the way the preaching of grace seems to say it's okay to do all kinds of terrible things as long as you just walk in afterward and take the free gift of God's forgiveness. ... While you and I may be worried about…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 6 views
By Dr. Keith Ablow Published April 25, 2012 | FoxNews.com Former Senator John Edwards is now on trial, charged with violating campaign finance laws, in a case that began with his sexual affair with former campaign videographer Rielle Hunter—an affair that led to a love child. Campaign finance laws aside,…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 21 views
Right after I arrived in Wilson, I met Bro. Preston Gregory. I still remember him speaking at some event and telling about a ritual of his own. He blows his horn. His car horn that is. He blows it at his wife three times. Now, I have to tell you, blowing my horn at my wife just one time can earn me a…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 4 views
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with my grandson. I won’t bore you with the details, but I had a blast. We played silly games. He found one of the plungers in the bathroom (It’s the one we use to unstop the drains, not the commodes, ok?) He found it in the bathroom and…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 8 views
My dad demonstrated such love to me. I still remember the time he caught me doing something that greatly disappointed him. He was so disappointed that I don’t think he knew what to do. That afternoon, he picked me up from school took me to his office and cried (that was one of the only times I ever saw…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 4 views
When Dick Peterson's wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he knew many challenges awaited his family. What he didn't know was just how many lessons he would learn along the way about love and service in the name of Christ. He writes: The intruder invaded Elizabeth's body, and by extension,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In 2004, Ameneh Bahrami suffered burns to her face, and lost her eyesight when a man threw acid in her face because she refused his marriage proposal. Authorities later arrested the man and convicted him of the crime; the judge sentenced the man using the Islamic law system of “qisas” or eye-for-an-eye…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 11 views
By LZ Granderson, CNN Contributor updated 7:30 AM EST, Tue December 20, 2011 Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 6 views
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4-8 year olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore so my grandfather…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 7 views
Probably one of the most misunderstood concepts in our culture is the concept of love. There are all kinds of definitions of love around There are emotional definitions • A state of perpetual bliss • Warm fuzzies • Inner peace found within a relationship • A tight embrace you feel even when you are miles…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 2 views
A week after atheists rolled out their "Good without God" bus ads in Fort Worth, a blue mobile billboard truck appeared in the city declaring an entirely different message. by Nathan Black Posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 8:13 (EST) "I still love you. – God," the billboard reads. In a smaller font…
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by Dr. Paul Chappell “That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.” Philemon 6–7 Whenever there is…
Illustration • • 10 views
~ 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women. ~ 15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day. ~ About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 34 views
That’s what Liz Curtis Higgs thought. Liz Curtis Higgs was one of the best-known disc jockeys in America, and she lived quite a…wild lifestyle without God. In fact, Howard Stern was the A.M. show, and Liz Curtis Higgs was the P.M. show. And one day Howard Stern said to Liz, “You know, you need to clean…