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Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 143 views
A famous preacher was to preach on a certain occasion, but he missed his way and was too late. The devil, knowing of it, put on the appearance of the minister, took his place, and preached a sermon to the people, who supposed they were listening to the famous preacher whom they had expected. The devil…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 20 views
A man goes to work to make money, and after toiling hard for it he gets it and it is a consolation to him. But it is not an everlasting consolation, for he may spend or he may lose all his money. He may invest it in some company (limited or unlimited) and very soon find it vanish or he may be compelled…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 43 views
One thing that is on every calendar is the time of our death. Many news outlets prepare obituaries of famous people ahead of their deaths so they will be prepared to go to print early when they do die. A French public radio station mistakenly published some of those obituaries, including Queen Elizabeth…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
During the coronavirus lockdown, many Russians were not able to go to local museums, so a group of people created a Facebook group to post homemade versions of famous artwork. The rules required that the creators could only use items they had on hand and that they could not manipulate the pictures digitally.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Communities across the United Kingdom are being invited to adopt the famous red telephones boxes. British Telecommunications has initiated a program to convince local communities to adopt and use local red telephone boxes that are no longer needed. The growth in mobile phone usage has rendered the boxes…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The anonymous street-artist Banksy is still “at-large” and world renown. His works easily sell for half-a-million dollars. On October 6, 2018 one of Banksy’s most famous works, “girl with balloon,” went up for auction. Bidding started at 200,000 Euros but eventually sold for 1 million Euros or 1.37 million…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 94 views
For better or worse, media is a big part of most people's lives and it is more than a reflection of our society: It is helping to shape who we are, how we interact, and how we see ourselves. “It turns out that what you watch, read, listen to and play can affect your mood, temper, and even how generous…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
When Kim Phuc Phan Thai was a 9-year-old child her war planes dropped bombs and napalm on her village in Vietnam. A journalist snapped a picture of the girl, naked, running from the village, screaming in pain from the napalm burning her neck, back, and arms. You have probably seen the photo. It became…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 40 views
Michael B. Jordon shares a name with one of the most famous basketball players of all time. Living with a famous name is not easy. “I hated my name. I wanted to change it,” Jordan, who is an accomplished actor says. “But it gave me a healthy chip on my shoulder. One of my goals is when people hear ‘Michael…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 64 views
A famous comedian has a comic routine where he talks about sitting in first class on an airplane while watching other people go by to coach. He makes a comment about how whenever he sees a soldier get on the plane he thinks to himself “it would be the right thing to do...if I gave him my seat.” He then…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 40 views
While Miley Cyrus is no longer a role model for young girls, there is one subject on which we ought to pay attention to her. She is only 22 years old but has already made a fortune. She complains that people from contractors to fellow celebrities are continually trying to get her to buy things she neither…
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Dustan Ingenthron • Branson Bible Church • Illustration • • 40 views • 36:32
# Philippians 3:17–21 ## Opening So far in this chapter Paul has warned against the Judaizers, and any who would place their confidence in who they are, or what they have done and not the finished work of Christ alone. By way of rebuking this idea, Paul gives his own longs list of “fleshly” qualifications…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 79 views
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” –Jim Carrey With a net worth in the vicinity of 150 million dollars, the funny man actor finds that fame and fortune is not the answer to life’s ills. A believer would agree…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 3 views
Published January 29, 2013 FoxNews.com A California book repairer reportedly knew something was unusual when she opened up an old Bible found last week amid thousands of materials donated to the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library. But little did she know that the 31 signatures on the Bible’s first…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
“Daniel Patrick Moynihan, at the time a federal official, wrote a famous report in March 1965 on family breakdown among African-Americans. He argued presciently and powerfully that the rise of single-parent households would make poverty more intractable.” “The fundamental problem,” Moynihan wrote, is…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
There's a new phenomenon in our culture today, the "selfie,” which is a self-taken picture. In the "old days" (maybe 2 years ago), people would stand in front of the mirror to grab a selfie by taking a picture of their own reflection. Nowadays, with the additional camera on the business side of everyone's…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An international study purports that the price of being famous can be higher than most people expect. The researchers analyzed 1,000 New York Times obituaries from 2009 to 2011, and found that film, music, stage performers, and sports stars tend to die at younger ages. The average lifespan of people…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 203 views
In 2013, Michael Jordan celebrated his 50th birthday! Most people wouldn't believe that a man often praised as being the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Fortunately, Jordan was able to overcome that discouraging setback! He refused to let it stop…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
We have Black Friday and Cyber Monday right after Thanksgiving. How about beginning a new tradition, Giving Tuesday? “Around 2,000 nonprofits and charitable organizations launched their seasonal charity drives on a Tuesday in 2012 to encourage Americans to consider spending money on good causes and spend…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 55 views
An art forger, who gave convincing copies of famous works of art to over 50 museums over the past thirty years, has now become somewhat of a celebrity himself. Mark Lantis disguised as anything from a priest to a wealthy donor, donated copies of Picassos and other famous painters to unsuspecting museums…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 29 views
If you are looking for help getting your life together, Dr. Billy Graham says look no further than the Holy Bible. When asked to recommend a good self-help book for personal development, Graham told the person that the Bible is the “greatest ’self-help’ book ever written.” The famous pastor says purpose…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 8 views
Published January 03, 2013 | Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Call her the girl with no name. A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An author claims that if famous author Jane Austen were alive today, she would more than a best-selling author. She would be an avid blogger, active on Facebook, and possibility even tweeting every day. Laurel Ann Nattress, editor of a collection of Austen-type novels says she has studied the famous…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Since the Green bay Packers have racked up a record number of wins this football season, their quarterback is facing a unique dilemma. Aaron Rogers recently learned that he is on the way to becoming one of the most popular people in the history of Wisconsin. According to an opinion survey by Public Policy…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
Art historians working to restore artwork in the Basilica dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi have discovered a previously unknown component in one of series of famous frescos painted by Giotto during the 13th century. As they worked to restore the clouds in the top of fresco number 20 in the cycle depicting…