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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 584 views
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia said, “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
As believers, we are called to encourage one another. As parents, we are called to encourage our children. Jessica Chastain says that she grew up so afraid of failure that she gave up her social life. She dreamed of becoming an actor since she was a young child. The adults in her life never encouraged…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
“A South Carolina man has fulfilled his long-held ambition of catching a fish while sitting on his couch. Jason Schall, 38, ran a fishing line from his living room to the lake outside while watching a college football game. Fishing buddy Jason Bennett said Schall ‘wasn’t on the couch three minutes’ before…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
VISION In their book, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God's Agenda, Henry and Richard Blackaby write, “Vision can serve as the North Star for organizations, helping leaders keep their bearings as they move their people forward.” --Spiritual Leadership, 56. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 35 views
DREAMS The creator of Veggie Tales, Phil Vischer, recently told a crowd of Christian journalists the Lord used bankruptcy to humble him to pursue God rather than a dream. At the Evangelical Press Association’s opening banquet, Vischer explained that he found himself facing a God he had never heard about…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
500 years ago, Leonardo Da Vinci dreamed of creating a giant bat-like device that used the arms and legs of the pilot to make the craft fly. A team of Canadian engineering students have found a way to bring that dream to life. International Aviation officials are expected to certify that the craft known…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
In the motion picture “Tooth Fairy,” Derek Thompson is a dream killer. Derek’s own dreams faded long ago. Though he was drafted to play in the National Hockey League, Derek was injured and assigned to a minor league team. He was never able to get back to the NHL, and acquired the nickname, “Tooth Fairy”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
VISION In Leading Change, John Kotter writes, “Vision refers to a picture of the future with some implicit or explicit commentary on why people should strive to create that future.” -- Leading Change, p. 68 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Tony Lee Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) “Where there is no vision, the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 66 views
VISION Max is a dreamer. He has a fertile imagination and a journal filled with stories of superheroes he invented, including Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Though Max holds tightly to his dreams, his life is headed in the opposite direction. His parents are having problems, and are threatening to split up.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
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’…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
God's Dreams I don't necessarily buy into the whole power of positive thinking thing, but I am absolutely convinced of the power of negative thinking. Many people sabotage themselves and insure a less than ideal future by focusing on what they don't think they can do instead of exploring new possibilities.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Treasures What are the things you treasure the most? There was a time when I had an ambition to write a Western. I figured, hey, Louis L'amour is dead, somebody has got to take his place, it just as well be me. But somewhere along the way I got distracted writing for church leaders and never got around…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 36 views
It is so easy to become a victim of our circumstances, and develop a victim mentality. Forgotten promises, lies, and schemes do their best to convince us that life is not filled with happy endings. When he was young, Skeeter Bronson found that hard to accept. His father, who owned a Southern California…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 25 views
VISION At a recent speaking engagement, Pastor Jerry Falwell noted that believers today find themselves in a very critical point. He said we are called to proclaim the gospel to a culture that rejects it and to a world that is in desperate need of it. According to Falwell, truly successful ministers…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Playing It Safe In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus called the man who buried his money ‘wicked and lazy.’ Wicked! That’s a strong word. He didn’t say he had fear issues or was timid and needed to learn to take a chance every now and then, He called him ‘wicked.’ I can’t think of a stronger word He…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
DRIVE In her book, "The Power of Determination: Looking to Jesus", Joyce Meyer writes, "This is what I am—just a common, ordinary person with a goal and vision that fuel my determination. But just because I am common and ordinary does not mean that I am content to be average. I don't like that word.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Dreams The Koran mentions Jesus and gives enough information to pique a Muslim's attention about Christ. Chapter 3:42-55 of the Koran is almost identical to Luke chapter 2. It mentions the Virgin Birth, that Jesus was righteous, and that He performed miracles-including raising the dead to life. At the…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 29 views
There’s a story about a farm boy from Colorado who loved to hike and rock climb. One day while climbing in the mountains, he found an eagle’s nest with an egg in it. He took the egg from the nest, and when he got home, he put it under a hen along with her other eggs. Since he hatched among chicks, the…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 15 views
John MacVane was a reporter for the National Broadcasting Company during World War II, and his broadcasts from the battle-front kept Americans riveted to their radios. One day in November 1942, while he was in North Africa, he was told to prepare the Army Hour broadcast from Algiers for the following…