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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 15 views
Before I came to London, a man met me one Sunday in a dreadful state of rage. He vowed he would horsewhip me for bullying him from the pulpit. What had I said? I asked. “What have you said? You looked me in the face and said, “What more can God do for you? Shall he give you a good wife? You have had…
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 9 views
When Pompey was killed, Julius Caesar obtained possession of a large box that contained a vast amount of correspondence that had been carried on with Pompey. There is no doubt whatever that in that box there were many letters from certain of Caesar’s followers making overtures to Pompey, and if Caesar…
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 31 views
How many things there are in the world, which we have upon our tables and which we even eat, that if we were to put beneath our microscope we should be afraid to touch! For we should see all kinds of loathsome creatures creeping and crawling about in them—such things as we never conceived! And so it…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Katy Waldman writing in Slate.com reacts to the blame given for the horrific actions of humans. “Mostly, people see acts of violence and evil ‘through their personal viewfinders.’ It is the video games. No, its mental illness.” She was responding to the accusation that the Internet was responsible for…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
When author, columnist and speaker, Jason Wright saw his friend’s mug shot, his thoughts turned to his own sinful nature. Though Wright knew that his friend would have to face the consequences of what he might have done, he also knew that he was also still a child of a living, loving God, who never stops…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
In 2015, Amanda Knox was granted a not guilty verdict by the Italian Supreme Court. A tearful Knox said she is glad to have her life back after an eight-year legal drama that gripped many around the world. She was prosecuted after the body of her friend Meredith Kercher, 21, was found in 2007 in the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An Episcopal Bishop, Heather Cook, struck a cyclist with her car and fled the scene. While she was fleeing, 41-year-old Thomas Palermo, a married father of two, lay dying. Other cyclists tracked Cook down, confronted her, and she returned to the scene. The Diocese of Maryland placed her on leave and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 37 views
Eric Maddox, author and former Army Interrogation specialist who led the hunt of Saddam Hussein told an audience in Oakland, California that it was Saddam’s craving for a favorite fish dish that resulted in his capture. In a story reported by an Oakland, California newspaper, Maddox said he interrogated…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
A police officer arrested John Balmer in Florida Kmart store for possession of drugs. How did the officer know? Balmer was wearing a T-Shirt that said, “Who needs drugs? No, seriously, I have drugs.”—Jim L. Wilson http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-wearing-i-drugs-t-shirt-4934888 Numbers 32:23…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
Kelly and Gareth Gravell found a 3-foot-wide metal ball on a Welsh beach while on a family outing. Erin, 6 and Ellis, 4 happily clambered over the object that their parents thought was a harmless barnacle-covered buoy that had washed up on the beach. A few days later local officials discovered that it…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
New York City has begun an ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy. The ad pictures a tear-stained young child who declares to an unseen mom, “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen.” “The ad is trying to shame teens into responsible sexual behavior” condemned Planned…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 63 views
Dean and Cristy Parave promote fitness, and spouse swapping to Christians on their website. “I don’t think God would be mad at what we are doing,” Cristy said. “At first I was conflicted, but the more we looked at it, the more it makes sense to us.”—Jim L. Wilson http://nypost.com/2014/09/25/these-christian-swingers-like-sharing-bible-verses-sex-partners/…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
An Unnamed Seattle woman was coming to the end of a successful drivers test to complete her driver’s education training. “She was doing great,” said a police spokesman.” Unfortunately, as she was parking the car at the end of the test she accidently pressed on the gas pedal instead of the brake and sent…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 22 views
Katy Waldman writing in Slate.com reacts to the blame given for the horrific actions of humans. “Mostly, people see acts of violence and evil ‘through their personal viewfinders.’ It is the video games. No, its mental illness.” She was responding to the accusation that the Internet was responsible for…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Someone stole a bicycle belonging to Kayla Smith. Sometime later she was looking on Craigslist and saw her bicycle listed for sale. She called, met the seller, and asked for a test ride. Then she got on the bike and rode it away. Is it stealing when you take back an item that has been stolen from you?…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 7 views
By John Brandon Published July 15, 2013 FoxNews.com Physical crimes that won’t be possible in 2025 Physical crimes that won’t be possible in 2025 Crime is evolving. 100 years ago, the best way to line your coffers was to rob a train. Bank robberies became a lucrative endeavor as well, yielding about…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Minnesota police say they were able to arrest a man after he committed a dumb act that led them right to him. They say 26-year-old Nicholas Wig allegedly broke into a home and stole several things. Wig might have gotten away with the crime if he had not used a computer in the house to log on to Facebook,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
South Korean Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun has conducted 320 sex change operations over the last 28 years. He asks, “Aren’t these God’s mistakes?” He says he agonizes over whether performing such operations was defying God but in the end he remarks, “I’ve decided to defy God’s will.” There is no ultimate relief…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Sex scandals continue to plague the Catholic Church, as Pope Francis releases the names of over 400 defrocked priests involved in sexual abuses. While the Archdiocese of Chicago released documents withheld for more than a decade on 30 more priests. The intent of these admissions is for the victims to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Which comes first, the sinner or the sin? Sometimes you just have to shake your head in amazement. Veniamin Balika, an Illinois truck driver found himself involved in sin with no idea where to go with it. He stole a truck containing 21 tons of Muenster cheese with no place to get rid of it. What do you…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 43 views
Before the end of the movie, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the Dwarf king, Thorin Oakenshield, has a choice to make. Will he stay in the Lonely Mountain protected by its massive stones gates or will he lead his Dwarven troops into battle and help the Men and Elves overcome the orcs that…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 2 views
Unless our hearts are broken, our wills surrendered, our sin exposed, and our cool logic abandoned, we are only imitation Christians who are aliens to the life of grace, who mimic true faith through learning and practice. Duane A. Garret, vol. 19A, Hosea, Joel, electronic ed., Logos Library System; The…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
For two years, Alf Spence, a 91-year-old British man mailed letters, bills, and postcards by dropping them into what he thought was a mailbox. Unfortunately, his mailbox was a receptacle designated for receiving dog feces. --The Week, September 2, 2011 p. 14 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 10 views
Gordon MacDonald spoke of this in his chapter in the book, Mastering Personal Growth. He wrote that the older he became the more he realized his condition as a barbarian loved by his Father. He said that this may be the most important insight that comes with aging. Almost all old people who are growing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A recently published study has found that nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they turn 23 years of age. The data indicate a sharp increase from similar research conducted 40 years ago. The original study found 22 percent of youth were likely to be arrested before the age of 23. The…