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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Falls account for over 8 million hospital emergency room visits, representing the leading cause of visits (21.3%). http://www.nfsi.org/the_costs.php Everybody falls, but some fall less often than others, because they prepare their steps. Spiritually we can avoid falls by preparing our steps, and one…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When a couple decides to marry, they have a very rosy view of their future together. In a recent survey of marriage-license applicants, 0% felt like they would ever get a divorce. This optimism can lead to a decision to neglect the counseling and preparation for marriage that is available. --Time, June…
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In a new collection of letters, Editor Joseph Galliano has compiled advice from today’s luminaries to their own sixteen-year-old selves. --Ed. Joseph Galliano, Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self, referenced in The Week, December 9, 2011 p. 48-49 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell…
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Billionaire Warren Buffett is considered one of the most successful investors of our time. He recently surprised reporters when asked to describe the best advice he ever received. Rather than focus on ways of making money, Buffett said his father taught him the best way to live. He encouraged parents…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
New research has confirmed what students of the Bible already knew. The study conducted by the University of Michigan psychology department found that older people seem to know how to deal with conflicts and accept life’s uncertainties better than younger people. The results indicated the difference…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 27 views
In the motion picture, Ironman 2 Tony Stark is a conflicted character. Stark is a brilliant and wealthy industrialist who inherited the company his father founded. His invention of a weaponized suit has revolutionized warfare, and ended many world problems. Despite his successes Stark is not complete…
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PRAYER Alongside the highway outside of Phoenix, there is a regular Bazaar. Enterprising merchants set up shop to sell cheap trinkets and homemade food to motorists. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from six to ten AM Matthew Cordell opens a booth and offers to pray for passing drivers. “His tent is…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
Robyn Okrant decided she wanted to make some changes in her life, so she turned to self-help guru Oprah Winfrey. In 2008, she followed every piece of advice Oprah gave on her daytime talk show, in her Magazine “O” and on her website. She bought what Oprah told her to buy, she ate what Oprah told her…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
SUCCESSION In "The Servant Leader: Transforming Your Heart, Head, Hands & Habits", Blanchard and Hodges write, "Servant leaders, who consider their position as being on loan and as an act of service, look beyond their own season of leadership and prepare the next generation of leaders." —"The Servant…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
According to Andrea Stone, Americans are consulting psychics in greater numbers because of the economic downturn. This includes executives, business owners, homeowners, and investors. Psychics report that people are asking about economic issues rather than the old standby, love and romance. --USA Today,…
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One night as the famous Bible teacher F. B. Meyer stood on the deck of a ship approaching land, he wondered how the crew knew when and how to safely steer to the dock. It was a stormy night, and visibility was low. Meyer, standing on the bridge and peering through the window, asked “Captain, how do you…
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VISION In his book, The Greatest Communicator: What Ronald Reagan Taught Me About Politics, Leadership, and Life, Dick Wirthlin writes, “The word "vision" has become the cultural equivalent of elevator music-its ubiquity has rendered it meaningless. Quite literally, vision means ‘the ability to see’…
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COUNSEL Several key ministry leaders in America offered some Biblical wisdom as 2006 arrived. Dr. D. James Kennedy encouraged believers not to let the past drag them down, but to look to the New Year with faith and hope. Dr. Kennedy said, "Many people are kept from planning anything for the future because…
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A new study has found that though parents say they want to improve their skills, few look to the Bible for guidance. Most parents say they draw primarily from their own personal experience when it comes to raising their children. The study found 96 per cent ignore seminars and books about parenting.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Blessed! Psalm 1:1-6 NASB "How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! [2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. [3] And he will be like a tree firmly planted…