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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 6 views
After reviewing acknowledgments of God from all 50 state constitutions, one is faced with the prospect that maybe, just maybe, the ACLU and the out-of-control federal courts are wrong!
"Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants." - William Penn
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 12 views
Sometimes, in the old days of war, there used to be a number of little ships wanting to cross the sea. But the privateers were on the watch, so the seamen were afraid to hoist the sail, and get away from the shelter of the shore, for they would soon be caught by their enemies, like doves by the hawk.…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 44 views
In a child of God there is a burning and a shining light that reveals the truth concerning sin. There is within him a something that cannot be silenced; this is that principle or power that John Bunyan calls in his Holy War, “Mr. Conscience, the Recorder of Mansoul.” You know that, when the city of Mansoul…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 76 views
If you were on board a vessel, and had lost your bearings, you would be glad enough to see a pilot in the offing. Here he is on board, and you say, “Pilot, do you know where we are?” “Yes,” says he, “of course I do. I can tell you within a yard.” “It is well, Mr. Pilot, but can you bring us to the port…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 36 views
Trusting to our own judgment often means following our own whims. But faith seeks direction from infallible wisdom, and so it is led in a right way. God knows your capacity better than you do; ask Him to choose your inheritance for you. If the flowers were to revolt against the gardener, and each one…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 14 views
The boy is not afraid of missing his way; he trusts implicitly his father’s guidance. His father’s arm will screen him from all danger, and therefore he does not so much as give it a thought. Why should he? If care is needed as to the road, it is his father’s business to see to it, and the child, therefore,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 15 views
I have read of a competition of certain young plowmen who were set to plow for a prize. Most of them made very crooked work of it. After they had ended, one of the judges said, “Young man, where did you look while you were ploughing?” “I kept my eyes on the plow handles, sir, and saw what I had to hold.”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Cory Krambule only planned to take a short hike in the Utah wilderness, when a sudden snowstorm overwhelmed him. As a result, he could not find his way back to camp. He tried to get back to his camp, but eventually gave up and decided to light a small fire. He spent the night huddling over the fire trying…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Matt Gerdisch keeps a 5-month old, friendly doe named Abigail in an enclosure on his property, because he runs an animal rescue in Kane County, Illinois. But recently there was a terrible storm that hit the area causing significant damage to the animal sanctuary, giving the baby doe the chance to run…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
The “me too” movement has been responsible for calling out numbers of sexual predators, bringing many to justice. Unfortunately, there have been false accusations and attempts to punish people who are not guilty. In 2018, one of the consequences of the movement was unintended. A survey showed that 35…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An unexpected trip to the gas station turned out to be a life-changing event for NFL player Tre Boston. Boston was a free agent was trying to decide whether he should sign with the L.A. Chargers or the Buffalo Bills. While driving, he noticed that the price of gas had dropped nearly 20 cents a gallon.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
A 23-year-old woman in Tobermory, Ontario was unfamiliar with the area. No problem, she would just follow her GPS. She was dutifully following its directions. While making the turn it suggested, she drove her car right down the boat ramp and into the frigid water of Georgian Bay. She was able to climb…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 203 views
While GPS technology is often helpful, there are a growing number of instances where it isn’t. For instance, a mother and her son rented a car to explore Death Valley; the GPS led them off the main road onto an unmarked path that eventually terminated in a dead end. Oppressed by the devastating temperature,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
Who among us, worrying about the smell of our breath, hasn’t tried to smell our own and found it impossible? Breathometer, a Silicon Valley based startup, created a device, the Mint that will do it for you. All you have to do is to bite down on it for 30 seconds, and the Mint will chemically analyze…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
Former Pastor Steven Dyer owns a stable business in Oklahoma and enjoys working with horses. He shares his experience through YouTube and has posted videos about the challenges of working with wild mustangs and teaching ponies not to be afraid. Dyer named the video series,” Sermon By Horse,” and said…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 31 views
Two visitors to Yellowstone National Park observed a newborn bison struggling and attempted to rescue it from the cold weather. Furious that the ranger allowed the bison to suffer in this way, they packed the calf into their car and took it to the Park office. Soon after their “rescue,” the park ranger…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Nadine Kaslow, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University provides some guidance on coping with COVID-19 pandemic stress to the readers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She says, “During these warm, spring days, just being outside can be a pleasant experience. Consider planting…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
Police in Vermont reported that a car ended up in an almost vertical position because the driver swerved quickly when her GPS unit told her to “turn around.” They said 30-year-old Nabila Altahan was traveling west on Highway 4 when she passed her intended destination. When the GPS told her turn around,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Based on a recent decision by Illinois’ Governor Pritzker, which remarkably Mayor Lightfoot verbally opposed, indoor restaurant service is again being suspended in the city of Chicago as a way of attempting to combat the deteriorating Coronavirus statistics. Many of the restaurants which are still open,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Steve Jobs was a visionary that launched the age of the personal computer. Before him, computers were unaffordable and enormous—occupying the space of an entire room. Under Jobs' guidance, Apple pioneered revolutionary technologies, including the mouse, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. In July 2012,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
The city of Santa Teresa, New Mexico has pumped millions of dollars into the state’s economy. The border-crossing, port-of-entry has streets lined with warehouses filled with goods of every kind. The city remains unincorporated, and though there are plenty of buildings, the city lacks shops, cafes, gas…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases of common sexually transmitted diseases have surged to “alarming” levels in the U.S. Rates of common STD’s increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade. “Young people are the most vulnerable,” the CDC’s Dr. Gail Bolan warns.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
According to a Gallup poll, the majority of Americans believe that God had a hand in the development of human kind. 42 percent believe in a direction creation of humans about 10,000 years ago. 31 percent believe that humans evolved but with God’s guidance. Only 19% believe that God played no role in…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 117 views
In “Approved Life,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “In the 1951 children's classic, Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks Cheshire cat for advice when she comes to an intersection on the road. She said, ‘Cheshire, can you please tell me, which way I ought to go from here?’ ‘That depends a good deal on where you want…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Wu Hsia had an important decision to make. He and his girlfriend Rong Tsao had arranged to meet a former girlfriend, Jun Tang at a riverside park. Their intent was to tell the ex to stop trying to break them up. But Jun, trying to prove that Wu still loved her, jumped into the river and screamed for…