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Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 8 views
John Feinberg speaks of this in his book, The Many Faces of Evil. There he tells of when his wife, Pat, was diagnosed with Huntington’s Chorea – a genetically-transmitted disease that causes deteriation of the brain which leads to the deterioration of physical and psychological abilities. John and Pat…
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Submission is the key to victory... Roger Staubach, who led the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl victory in 1971, admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn't call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run, and only…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 25 views
I read of one man who read a book entitled, Man of the House, while he was riding the train to and from work. On the evening he finished the book, this newly “enlightened” husband stormed into his home and confronted his wife. Pointing his finger in her face, he said, "From now on, I want you to know…
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In 1969, in Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We will never know. What we do know is that the…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 22 views
It was a small adjustment that could make a big difference. Sure, it was against NASCAR rules, but almost everyone else was doing it. So crew chief Tim Shutt crawled under the No. 20 car of Mike McLaughlin, who races on the NASCAR Busch circuit. "Joe [Gibbs, team owner] is adamant that we don't cheat,"…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
If you will watch these things, you will see, for example, that almost all church fights and splits occur because people do not have the freedom to give in to each other. We insist that a critical issue is at stake; we are fighting for a sacred principle. Perhaps this is the case. Usually it is not.…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 11 views
Here lies the body of William Jay – He died defending his right of way. He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he is just as dead as if he’d been wrong. How to Personally Profit From the Laws of Success, Sterling W. Sill, page 63
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Prayer is the one thing that NOURISHES the SOUL. The body of Christ is the only ARMY that marches on its knees." Our biggest problem is we are trying to do God's work in man's (our) strength. If we rely on promotion, we get what promotion can do. If we rely on money, we get what money can do. If we rely…
Abraham H. Clark • Illustration • • 356 views
Introduction I just want to say today, God is good. We are a blessed people. No matter how we look at it God has been good to all of us even when we did not deserve it. God did not have ot but He allowed us to labor in His field these many years. As we look around and see how far God has brought us we…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 5 views
The husband had just finished reading a new book entitled, “YOU CAN BE THE MAN OF YOUR HOUSE.” He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced, “From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is Law. You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I am finished eating…
Brent Lewis • Illustration • • 9 views
“I don’t want to follow a leader who isn’t following Jesus. I don’t want to submit to a leader who isn’t submitted to Jesus.” Warren Wiersbe
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 27 views
In his book Teaching the Elephant to Dance, James Belasco describes how trainers shackle young elephants with heavy chains to deeply embedded stakes. In that way the elephant learns to stay in its place. Older, powerful elephants never try to leave—even though they have the strength to pull the stake…
Dayton Kitterman • Illustration • • 8 views
The common factor in the experience of Finney, Moody, and Graham was their total submission to god. they did not need to be more resolved to seek God's will; they needed to be more yielded in faith to trust God and to do his will. with their absolute submission to God came a profound assurance of God's…
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If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep the streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."…
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D.L Moody said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the…