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Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxon • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 41 views • 8:51
Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 32 views • 9:45
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 7 views • unknown
Celebrating Milestones: Salvation For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 At the age of 26, Calvin Hunt lost a much-desired recording contract. Disappointed and angry, he began experimenting with drugs. Over the next few years,…
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 5 views
This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School, Kingston , Tennessee , by school Principal, Jody McLeod. "It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games, to say a prayer and play the National Anthem, to honor God and Country."…
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 24 views
I will never forget Ted Stone
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 172 views • unknown
The story of the painting, The Last Supper, is >> > > > > > extremely interesting and instructive. The two >> > > > > > incidents connected with it afford a most convincing >> > > > > > lesson on the effects of right thinking or wrong >> > > > > > thinking in the life of a boy or girl, or of a man >>…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 395 views
It is said to have been the distinguishing mark of Caesar as a soldier that he never said to his followers “Go!” but he always said “Come!” Of Alexander, also, it was noted that in weary marches he was sure to be on foot with his warriors, and in fierce attacks he always was in the vanguard. The most…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 16 views
An owl is a fine bird to look at, but he is a very small bird when he is plucked. He is nearly all feathers, and I think that a great many professing Christians are very like owls. They are fine birds to look at, but it is mostly feathers. Just see whether it is mostly feathers with you. Spurgeon, C.…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 18 views
You know how a judge will stop a witness when he begins to say what others have told him: “No, no,” he says, “what did you see yourself? What do you know about this business on your own account? I do not want to know what others said to you about it.” So is it with the message delivered from the pulpit.…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 128 views
People can tell lies when they hold their tongues. There was a little girl at school who always held her hand up when the boys and girls were asked to show that they knew the answer to any question that had been put to them. One afternoon she held her hand up when she did not know the answer, and a classmate…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 47 views
We read in olden times of many of the most eminent servants of God being dressed in the poorest manner. When good Bishop Hooper was led out to be burnt, he had been long in prison, and his clothes were so gone from him that he borrowed an old scholar’s gown, full of rags and holes, that he might put…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 14 views
You say that he is “a rewarder of those who seek him”; do you despise the reward? Are you content with having made a profession of religion? Some professing Christians remind me of the reply of the child who was asked at the Sunday school about her father, who never went to any place of worship. “Is…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 12 views
What strength holy living in his people gives to the preacher of the word of God! Imagine a man comes before you and says, “There is, somewhere about here, an invisible lake, containing the purest, coolest, and most refreshing water that you ever drank. You never saw water so pure and delicious.” We…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 10 views
A person asked me one day, “Is not such-and-such a person a Baptist?” I replied, “I do not know him.” He said, “He is a fellow who says a very long grace before his dinner, and he goes to such-and-such a chapel.” “Well,” I answered, “If he goes there, he certainly attends a Baptist chapel.” Then he said,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 13 views
A “richly supplied” entrance has sometimes been illustrated in this way. You see yonder ship. After a long voyage, it has neared the haven, but is much injured; the sails are rent to ribbons, and it is in such a forlorn condition that it cannot come up to the harbor: a steam-tug is pulling it in with…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
A German university is offering “idleness grants” worth nearly $1,900 to applicants who promise to do nothing. The application asks some simple questions such as “What do you not want to do? For how long? Why is it important not to do it?” However, if the applicant is successful in receiving the grant,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
In a new book on religion in China, former Wall Street Journal reporter, Ian Johnson talks about the resurgence of religion in the supposedly atheistic country. Johnson says that the Chinese government does not object to personal piety, but they do not want believers whose faith affects their lifestyle.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 51 views
In his book, Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You, Andy Stanley writes, "Greed is conquered with generosity. Generous giving will break the grip of greed on your life. So whether or not you think you have extra, give and give generously. You’ve got to give to the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
To help celebrate the 95th anniversary of A. A. Milne’s fictional character Winnie the Pooh, a partnership is offering guests an opportunity to rent a representation of the character’s home. Visitors to the English cottage will have an opportunity to tour the Hundred Acre Wood and play Poohsticks by…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An anonymous woman decided having her wedding guests eat from a vegan menu, her preferred lifestyle, was not enough. She demanded every guest vow to adopt a vegan lifestyle, even after the wedding was over. She disinvited all the guests from her wedding who refused to give up meat for the rest of their…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Beginning in 2021 it is going to take a bit more commitment to become a dog owner in Germany. The nation’s Agricultural minister is imposing new rules for owning a dog. Every dog owner will be required to take them outside for a least one hour per day. The law will also prohibit dogs from being left…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
A wealthy Indonesian man and his wife shared photos from a plane where they were the only passengers because he bought every ticket to protect them from COVID-19. Richard Muljadi, who is known for his extravagant lifestyle, posted the pictures showing himself and his wife traveling to Bali in an empty…
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
A study conducted by the University of Sussex found the people are more likely to overeat when multi-tasking. Researchers said their findings show the more the brain locks on something, such as watching television or a movie, the less it can tell when it is time to stop eating. Researchers examined 120…
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…