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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
In “Being Genuine in Spiritual Practice,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “I have never considered myself a hypocrite, but a few months ago I began to wonder. Our church was hosting a movie premier for a well-anticipated faith-based film. The film brought in all sorts of people from the community. It was powerful…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Kanye West is among those who want to be frozen after death so he can be thawed in the future when regenerative advances will allow him to live again. The Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona will keep his corpse on ice for $233,000 dollars. The interesting thing here is his stated…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Did you know that King Richard III of England was originally buried in a roughly dug grave, without a coffin or burial shroud? The location of King Richard III's grave remained a mystery for centuries until archaeologists rediscovered his bones under a parking lot in Leicester, England, in 2012. On March…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
When Pope Francis visited South Korea in August of 2014, it caused quite a stir to some journalists. What was the stir? It was not the grand pomp and pageantry accompanying a papal visit. The stir was the fact that Pope Francis rode in a very small and modest Kia to his different destinations. –Jim L.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
A recent poll conducted by YouGov found that only 4 percent of Americans think they are less intelligent than the average person. Since 49% of Americans are actually less intelligent than average, this would indicate that 45% are guilty of ignoring Paul’s admonition to not think more highly of ourselves…
Pastor Brad Berglund • Illustration • • 6 views
Comical Story about meekness One young mother had two boys, one aged seven and the other four-years old. The older brother thought only of himself. Whenever there was a choice, he would demand the best part or the first place. The younger brother always resented this. Whenever he ended up with the second…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
The Oxford University Press declared that “selfie” is the new word of the year for 2013. Selfie is when you take a picture of yourself with your smartphone. Usually that self portrait is taken with the idea of sharing on social media. I am reminded that Paul calls us to regard others as more important…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
During the Global Leadership Conference, founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Bill Hybels encouraged attendees to build “a fantastic culture” in the organizations they head. He said everyone who steps into a role of leadership discovers that it demands a lot of strength. He warned…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Robert Townsend Former CEO of Avis says: “It’s been my experience that the people who gain trust, loyalty, excitement, and energy fast are the ones who pass on the credit to the people who have really done the work. A leader doesn’t need any credit…. He’s getting more credit than he deserves anyway.”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Onlookers called an unemployed New York man a superhero because he risked his life to keep a nine-month-old boy from being hit by an oncoming subway train. Delroy Simmonds was on his way to a job interview when he saw the toddler, still strapped into his stroller trapped on the tracks. Simmonds jumped…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
In his book, The Insanity of God, Nik Ripken tells the story of a Southern Gentleman, “Bubba”, who responded with kindness in a difficult situation. The setting is war-torn Somolia, where Ripken served as a missionary, bringing relief to those caught in the war-famine-refugee-poverty cycle. It was a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
When the founder of Microsoft appeared on Sixty Minutes, he provided an emotional and unexpected look at the last conversation he had with Steve Jobs. Though, they headed two fiercely competitive rival computer companies, the men talked about the things they had learned in life, their families, and things…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, Ken Blanchard and Colleen Barrett write, “People With Humility Don’t Think Less Of Themselves; They Just Think Of Themselves Less.” --Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, p. 114. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson James 4:6 (CEV)…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 37 views
A man whose actions changed the course of human history remained humble about his accomplishments until the day he died. Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon in July 1969. His statement as he stepped onto the lunar surface has become one of the best known quotes in the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Though they went to the Dallas Fort Worth area to compete against one another, five NASCAR drivers recently took time out to demonstrate the love of Jesus is a needy family in the area. After a recent batch of tornadoes littered the yard of an 83-year-old man named Jay with fallen branches and uprooted…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 50 views
The man who made a huge contribution to the modern world recently passed away, but very few people are aware of what he did. Eugene Polley went to work for the Zenith Corporation in 1935. During his 47 year career with the company’s engineering department, Polley worked on several projects. Most never…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Most employees would agree there are times when their bosses do not seem to listen to them. Whether it involves spending money when an employee suggest it is unwise, or pursuing an action when a knowledge employee advises against it. Kelly See, Assistant Professor of management and organization at New…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Mary Ann Wangemann and her teenage daughter were not in the best mood as they headed home following an NHL playoff game in their favorite team, the Washington Capitals were eliminated in the seventh and final game of the series. To make matters worse, as they drove, Mary Ann hit a pothole on a bridge…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 33 views
When tribal elders selected Crazy Horse as a leader of his people, it brought him no riches. “to the contrary, he was expected to live modestly (as he did anyway), keep only those ponies he actually needed for the hunt or war and give away the others, distribute his meat to the helpless ones, especially…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
SERVICE More than 50 years after his death, the Army has endorsed awarding the Medal of Honor to a Kansas priest who humbly served his fellow prisoners in a Chinese prison camp during the Korean War. When they returned home after the war, members of the eighth Calvary Regiment spoke of the many ways…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Service I had a wonderful time this last week at the gathering of Southern Baptists in Phoenix, Arizona for our Annual convention. I haven't been to a national convention since 1981 when it was held in Los Angeles. I'd always used the excuse that it was too expensive to go somewhere to argue with other…
Brad Shockley • Illustration • • 51 views
In 1966 I joined Operation Mobilization for a year of ministry in France, but spent two years in India instead. While in London that summer, at the one-month OM orientation, I volunteered to work on a clean-up crew late one night. Around 12:30am I was sweeping the front steps of the Conference Centre…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
In his book, The Shape of Faith to Come, Brad Waggoner writes, “Serving God and others is a mark of spiritual maturity. In fact, without service, spiritual transformation is impossible.” --Shape of Faith to Come, 140. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson 1 Corinthians 10:24 (YLT) “let no one seek his own--but…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Pride What virtue is impossible to have if you know you have it? If you have it, and know it, you don't have it. If you work towards it, and finally achieve it, you'll become proud of it and lose it. Give up? The answer is humility. It is as slippery as black ice, it is as difficult to define as it is…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 22 views
by William Ernest Henley. 1849–1903 Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of Circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of Chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond…