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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 24 views
I will never forget Ted Stone
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 21 views
I have seen, at a railway station, gentlemen with first-class tickets walking up and down the platform unable to find a first-class carriage; and if the train was going on they have jumped in the third class so as to get to their journey’s end. If there is any man who does not think that he ought to…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 25 views
When Queen Eleanor sucked the poison from her husband’s wounds, at the risk of her own life, I can see reasons why she should do it. I say not that she was bound to do it, but I do say that the relationship of a wife accounts for what she did. But Jesus Christ, the Son of God, had no relationship to…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 44 views
A beautiful spirit worthy of a Christian was that of a man who found his horse in the pound one day. The farmer who put it in said, “I found your horse in my field, and I put it in the pound. If I ever catch it there again, I’ll put it in again.” “Well,” replied the other, “I found six of your cows in…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 12 views
I remember one who spoke on the missionary question one day saying, “The great question is not, ‘Will not the heathen be saved if we do not send them the gospel?’ but ‘are we saved ourselves if we do not send them the gospel?’ ” And so it is with regard to Christian gifts. It is not so much a question…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When Paul Mitchell saw how hard parts of Texas were hit by a strong winter storm, he knew God wanted him to go and help people who did not have water to drink shower or even flush their toilets. The retired plumber and his family went to Austin area along with others, and soon realized that the plumbers…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Soup Place, a restaurant in Melbourne Australia has created an ongoing program to provide meals to the homeless and in need of support. Customers pay for a meal then leave a sticky note on board for a person in need to redeem. Often customers leave messages for the recipients even though they will…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
On April 4, 2020 Luciana Lira, a Connecticut school teacher spoke to Zully, a mother of one of her school children and learned that she had two medical issues. She was pregnant and about to give birth, and she had just tested positive for COVID-19. After hanging up the phone with Zully, she immediately…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An employee alerted Jitennda Singh about a possible shoplifter in his store. Singh went to the front and confronted the young man when he came to the register to check out. When asked to empty his pockets the boy took out one item, but Singh had seen him take more on the security cameras. When Singh…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Writing in World Magazine, Editor Marvin Olasky tries to make sense out of our current cultural situation. He says that we are essentially two nations. As one example he proposes, “We have an America of compassion toward the very young and the very old, and a United States of callousness that promotes…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
Police in Corpus Christ, Texas say an ATM technician accidentally locked himself in a room and tried to contact people using the machine for help. He left his keycard and cell phone in his truck. He could not leave the room or notify bank employees, so he decided to try ask people using the ATM for help.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Chicago Cubs fan Karen Michel went to Game Six of the 2016 World Series hoping to get an extra ticket. Michel discovered the game was sold out, but she didn’t give up. While she was thinking about what to do, Michel spotted comedian Bill Murray, who is also a Cubs fan. She began following him, and before…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 188 views
Even after playing his first baseball game with Arizona Fall League, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow took time to pray for and talk to a fan who suffered a seizure. Brandon Berry had the seizure after sitting in near 100-degree heat for a long time. Another man, Daniel Kelly, said he met Berry early…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
A North Carolina judge found a defendant guilty and sentenced him to jail time. Joseph Serna, a former Green Beret and Afghanistan Veteran was self-medicating his PTSD with alcohol. When he violated his probation for a DUI charge, the judge sentenced him to a night in jail. But then the judge, also a…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
At the end of 2014, 59.5 million refugees have been driven from their homes by war, conflict, and persecution according to the United Nations. 15 regional conflicts have either started or reignited in the years 2009-2014. The increase in refugees between 2013 and 2014 is the sharpest ever one-year increase.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Florida couple said they were grateful to a man who found and returned a bag containing a quarter million dollars in lost jewelry. Joe and Elif Fitzgerald had attended a charity event in Florida and had a lot to pick up after the event. They put a bag containing $250,000 worth of jewelry in the back…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
In the foreword to Leaders Eat Last, George Flynn writes, “Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.” --Leaders Eat Last, Forward, loc 124. Colossians 3:12 (CSB) Therefore, as God’s…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
According to Medical News Today, • “A 2010 survey of more than 3,000 adults in the US found that more than a third of respondents aged 45 and older were categorized as lonely • Younger adults aged 45-49 reported higher rates of loneliness than adults aged 70 and older • Lonely adults were significantly…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Nurse Sarah Calvelage is dispensing more than Meds as she treats patients in the COVID-19 ICU of her Huntsville, Alabama hospital—she is giving smiles. As you can imagine, it can be hard for patients to fight the physical effects of the disease, but that is not their only challenge. The only human interaction…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The tree selected to stand in New York’s Rockefeller Center for the 2020 Christmas season came with an unexpected guest. An employee of the company that secured and transported the tree spotted a little owl in the tree. He put it in a box and called his wife, who checked with a local wildlife center.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
A group of anonymous artists in Hutchinson Kansas decided to sprinkle their community with artistic hearts to build unity and draw people together. The group got permission from people in the community and painted stylized hearts on sidewalks in key locations and the painting quickly grew in popularity.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Justin Hale, a researcher from VitalSmarts, a leadership training company says, “We've just entered uncharted territory as a workforce, and as our research indicates, many leaders aren’t fully prepared to manage remote teams . . . We need to be flexible with how we work and adjust, while acknowledging…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Jeff Gebhart, 47, of Kansas City has offered to pay anyone who can find him a girlfriend a bonus. She must take a survey, no word as to what is in the survey that Jeff approves. She must agree to date him exclusively for one year. And what would that recommending person receive from Jeff? $25,000 is…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Krista Madden, a mother in Asheville, North Carolina has done the unthinkable. She wrapped her 7-week-old daughter in a thin blanket and pitched her down a steep ravine in a hard-to-access wooded area. Authorities say the young woman had a troubled background. Still, it is hard to believe a mother could…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Pennsylvania Police officer Bridgette Wilson noticed Sharon Markle’s flushed face and pulled her squad car over and offered to saw take over her lawn mowing duties. Markle, who suffers from arthritis, was grateful, and allowed the officer to finish the lawn. However, that is not the end of the story.…