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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
12-year-old Boy Scout David King and his mother were on their way home from a 15-mile hike near his home, when they met a couple lost on the trail and trying to help their dog, Smokey. King asked if they needed anything, and the couple explained they were out of water, their phones were dead, and Smokey’s…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Boy Scout troop from Texas is helping residents of an assisted living center get closer to their visitors by providing a “hug booth.” The center in Webster, Texas had imposed strict safety measures to protect residents from coronavirus and the local troop 848 built a booth to meet the specifications…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
We choose strange ways to honor others. Steve Jenne believes he is honoring former president Richard Nixon. When he was 14 years old, in 1960, he was serving as a Boy Scout honor guard when Nixon visited his hometown of Sullivan, Illinois. Nixon took a few bites of a barbequed buffalo sandwich. When…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Michel Flamant, a French baker, and Isaac Wenrich, a youth league baseball coach have something in common. Both of them had their lives saved in the same week by non-professional and unlikely people. Flamant had collapsed on the floor of his bakery when the room filled with carbon monoxide gas from a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 125 views
Thomas McNally is a 12-year-old Boy Scout in Long Island, NY. He earned a badge for learning the Heimlich maneuver, the preferred method to help people who are choking. Just a few weeks later, his own mother was choking and Thomas performed his newly learned skill. He saved his mother’s life. The Boy…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Perhaps you have seen in the news that some outside groups are critical of the Boy Scout’s devotion to their Code of Conduct and their membership admission standards. Membership has its privileges, but it also has its responsibilities. It is no different with Church membership. When we decide to follow…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting three people and terrorizing many others at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City and the nearby Village Shalom assisted-living facility. Cross has a background of bigotry. In the 1980’s he led a KKK organization.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
49er head coach Jim Harbaugh learned the power of spinning a situation at an early age. When he was a little kid, the family's motto was "Who's got it better than us?" His dad, Jack, would ask the question and Jim, his brother John and sister Joani would shout in unison, "Nobody!" At the time, they lived…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Carl Frederickson is a man looking for adventure in life. When Carl was young, his imagination was sparked by a great adventurer whose motto was, “Adventure is Out There.” When Carl met his wife, Ellie, they dreamed of great adventure together. Their greatest dream was to travel to South America and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
ABORTION When I think about Girl Scouts, I think about their thin mint cookies. I’ve always thought the organization was one that held traditional values and taught them to girls. Perhaps that has been your experience with them. But this week I read a startling report that the Senior Girl Scout Handbook,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Bride of Christ "What keeps you awake at night?" We'd finished our breakfast and were nursing our coffee when our leader asked the question. My answer was reflex, "That the Bride of Christ isn't a very good mother." A couple of other people answered, then our leader pried deeper, "What do you mean…
Bradley Waldrop • Illustration • • 6 views
I come from a military family, more precisely I come from a Navy family. This was evident when I was growing up and through my years in Boy Scouts. My dad used to teach us pioneering, orientation, sailing, and marksmanship. One of the most fascinating skills my father had was an ability to understand…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 1 view
Jordan Quillen went to scout camp. Many boys didn’t like it. Jordan like it. His mother asked him why. “When you have strict parents like I do, it’s good to get away for awhile.” Sharon (Chessor) Quillen, Brushy church of Christ, 7-21-2008
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Nearly 10 years after a stunning photograph of his tiny hand traveled the world, Samuel Armas has a firm grip on what "The Hand of Hope" means to him. "When I see that picture, the first thing I think of is how special and lucky I am to have God use me that way," Samuel told FOXNews.com. "I feel very…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 8 views
One night a house caught fire, and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. His father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, “Jump! I'll catch you.” He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and blackness. As can…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 6 views
Dating Application Note: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement, job history, lineage, and current medical report from your doctor. Please be prepared to submit additional information like a psychological profile and polygraph test as required.…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 4 views
Since 1928, the Boy Scouts of America's Cradle of Liberty Council has occupied rent-free headquarters in Philadelphia. But last week, the Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution to evict the Boy Scouts from their headquarters unless they back away from their homosexual exclusion policy. The resolution,…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 4 views
James Calderwoood, 18, of Chevy Chase, Md., has earned all 121 possible merit badges offered in the United States under the scouting program. He met scouting requirements in fields ranging from public health, photography, archery and even home repairs since launching his scouting career in first grade.…
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It was my first day on the trail. I hadn't seen anyone until I passed a group of six hikers who were at the time standing and resting. We spoke briefly and I said "you will likely pass me". One replied "not likely." I thought for a while of the six wondering how long before those much younger would pass…
joe • Illustration • • 184 views
MOODY'S ANECDOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. RELATED IN HIS REVIVAL WORK BY THE GREAT EVANGELIST DWIGHT L. MOODY. FULLY ILLUSTRATED FROM GUSTAVE DORE REVISED EDITION. EDITED BY REV. J. B. McClure. CHICAGO: Rhodes & McClure Publishing Co. 1899 Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1896 by the Rhodes…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 14 views
To Illustrate SUPPOSED RUIN GRATITUDE SINFUL HABITS F rom July to October 1987, dozens of fires scorched more than 1.2 million acres of Yellowstone National Park, destroying forest land in approximately half the park. To many watching television across the nation, this was a total disaster. But not…
WillEarl • Illustration • • 442 views
able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…