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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 59 views
THE IDEAL WIFE Always beautiful and cheerful. Could have married movie stars but wanted only you. Beauty that won’t run in a rainstorm. Never sick. Just allergic to jewelry and fur coats. Insists that moving furniture by herself is good for her figure. Expert in cooking, cleaning the house, fixing the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 34 views
Jessica Baldwin was getting married. She wanted a memorable event for her bachelorette party. Rather than a night on the town for her and her bridesmaids, Baldwin and her bridal party visited a Pittsburgh homeless shelter where they took the women for haircuts, manicures, a shopping spree, and a restaurant…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
When the “Our Place Restaurant” in Manfield, Texas ran out of soup, they would not discount their Saturday Special or offer a substitute to Dwain Downey. Instead of shrugging it off, Downey, who happens to be an attorney, sent them a demand letter for $2.25, along with an additional $250.00 fee for writing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A Texas woman was awarded over $229,000 because a cable company placed 153 automated calls to her cell phone. Araceli King said, the calls were meant for the person who had the cell number before her, and even though she told the company, the calls did not stop. The cable company said the calls were…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Billy Ray Harris was panhandling on a Kansas City street corner when a passer-by dropped her diamond engagement ring into his cup. When Sarah Darling realized later what she had accidently done she retraced her steps and Harris happily returned it to her. Darling’s fiancé set up a website fund for Harris…
Pastor Brad Berglund • Illustration • • 115 views
Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Higher-Status was the young adult son of a nobleman. He represented the next generation…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Adam Grant, who is the youngest tenured professor at Wharton College in New York, recently conducted research about how helping others can increase overall productivity. His research work began with a person observation, while Grant was working selling ads for a travel guide series. He realized that…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The biggest free agent in the history of the National Football League signed with the Denver Broncos. In the beginning, no one mentioned the Broncos as a possible landing place for All Star Quarterback and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning who was seeking to continue his career with a new team. Doing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Bismark Mensah, an hourly employee at the Walmart in Federal Way, Washington was helping a woman load groceries into her car. As she drove off, he noticed she had dropped an envelope. The envelope contained $20,000 in cash. Mensah, who immigrated to the United States from Ghana, flagged the woman down…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Darnell Brown is a one-year-old adventurer. Venturing out in East Point, Georgia, Darnell fell into a storm drain and became trapped. The only rescuer who was small enough to reach him was Rosa Tullis, who stands only 4 feet 11 inches tall. She squeezed down the hole where she reached little Darnell…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 16 views
By John Blake, CNN President Barack Obama was sharing a pulpit one day with a conservative Christian leader when a revealing exchange took place. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who has taken public stands against abortion and same-sex marriage, had joined Obama for an AIDS summit.…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 38 views
1 - Ephesus (2181 - Ephesos = “permitted”) Revelation 2:1-7 Passover - (Ex 12:11) - Yahweh Yira (יֵרָאֶה יְהוָה) – ‘The LORD provides’ - (Gn. 22: 8) - Spirit of the Lord - (Is 11:2) - Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - (Mt5:3) - “Father, forgive them; for they do not…
Kenneth P. McCaulley • Illustration • • 11 views
Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert wrote: "In a study conducted by Sukhwinder Shergill and colleagues at University College London, pairs of volunteers were hooked up to a mechanical device that allowed each of them to exert pressure on the other volunteer's fingers. The researcher began the game by exerting…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
I wonder how many times today, I’ve gone to the door and looked out; For that tow-headed boy with winning ways, Playing round about. So often I’ve heard him laugh and sing, As he romped outside in the shade; And I knew he was happy just being close by, As hour after hour he played. And lots of times…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 5 views
In the Castine, Maine, corner drugstore, I overheard two local residents discussing the virtues and shortcomings of an old-timer who had just passed on to his reward. One of the men asked the other if he would be going to the funeral. “Nope,” replied the other. “He ain’t comin’ to mine, so I ain’t goin’…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 125 views
Drop by drop . . . the bucket fills. "Haba na haba . . . Hujaza Kibaba" This old Swahili proverb reminds us that every drop counts, regardless of how small. A multitude of opportunities, like countless drops in a bucket, abound every day to make a difference in the lives of those around us. People need…
Ken Shiplet • Illustration • • 6 views
The football coach who chews out his players is doing it to motivate them. The parent who demands, “Sit down and do your homework before you go out,” is seeking to motivate. The pastor who preaches a fiery sermon on coming judgment is seeking to use fear to motivate his congregation to action. We have…
Dawn • Illustration • • 15 views
Summary Exodus 23 - Didactic Overview of Text Here the Lord continues with further instructions in justice. Multiple warnings are given about ensuring that judges render a fair verdict regardless of wealth. It then continues with the Sabbath year regulation where the fields are to lie fallow. The Lord…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 12 views
IF-SBS' the pastor's story file a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers THEME: Joy / Happiness / Unhappiness Number 27 (Volume 3, Number 3) — January / 1987 SCATTERED JOY AT PLEASANT INNS ALONG THE WAY The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature…
Illustration • • 19 views
By Zeus! After a break of 16 centuries, Greek pagans are worshipping the ancient gods again - despite furious opposition from the Orthodox church. Helena Smith asks them why they're so keen to revive the old religion Thursday February 1, 2007 The Guardian Photograph: AP It was high noon when Doreta Peppa,…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 31 views
parables, etc. ". . . he did not speak to them without a parable" Jesus Mark 4:34 R.S.V. - a monthly resource letter for pastors/teachers/speakers Volume 6, Number 10 December / 1986 SEASON'S GREETINGS- The church choir director was being driven out of his mind at the rehearsals for the Christmas Choral…
James H. Schafer • Illustration • • 1,760 views
John Newton CHOICE EXCERPTS I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 18 views
Advent of Christ, the First A. Announced in the Old Testament by: Moses Deut. 18:18, 19 Samuel Acts 3:24 David Ps. 40:6–8; Heb. 10:5–8 Prophets Luke 24:26, 27 B. Prophecies fulfilled by his: Birth Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:23 Forerunner Mal. 3:1, 2; Matt. 3:1–3 Incarnation Is. 9:6 Time of arrival Dan. 9:24,…
David Harris • Illustration • • 7 views
AN EVANGELICAL MANIFESTO A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment May 7, 2008; Washington, D.C. Copyright ©2008 by the Evangelical Manifesto Steering Committee AN EVANGELICAL MANIFESTO A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment Keenly aware of the hour of history in…