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Rick Goettsche • Union Church of La Harpe Illinois • Illustration • • 31 views
We are gathered here today to mourn the loss, but also to celebrate the life of Russell Bowen. Today we find comfort in knowing that God is with us as we grieve. In the Bible we read these words: We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
HOLINESS In his book Out of the Whirlwind, Mark Tabb writes, “Yet the bottom line is this: God’s promises have more to do with getting us ready for heaven than alleviating our suffering today. He does not care nearly as much about our comfort as he does our holiness and dependence upon him. Yes, God…
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The Coast Guard called off its search for three missing football players at sunset Tuesday. The news came after crews combed choppy waters off the Florida Gulf Coast for a third full day since NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith and friend William Bleakley disappeared. Their fishing boat capsized…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Family Traits My paternal grandfather was a carpenter. He was a man who worked hard all his life. Though my father did not become a carpenter, he did learn to work with his hands and can make beautiful furniture. I can see Grandpa's skill in the work that my father does; there is a remarkable similarity…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 122 views
LOST AND FOUND As of July 1, 2003 a new lifesaving technology became available to millions of Americans. Personal locator beacons similar to beacons used by mariners and aviators, allow lost hikers, campers, and others to be tracked in an emergency when they carry the devices. When activated in an emergency,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 37 views
AMBITION Have you ever had your dreams shattered? Have you wondered where God was when life became too much to bear? Have you ever thought that if you had more in life you would get more out of life? In his book, Shattered Dreams, Larry Crabb wrote: "Satan's masterpiece is not the prostitute or the skid-row…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 16,774 views
You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom likened…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 7 views
Several years ago, there was a beautiful hotel that was built in Galveston, Texas, which jutted out over the water in the bay. It had these large plate glass windows that allowed you to look out over the Gulf of Mexico. And the balconies on each room made an ideal fishing pier! It seems that right after…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 1,909 views
EVANGELISM "Bruce" walks through the church door out into the warm Columbian evening and begins panning the horizon to see if he can see the missing person from his party. Bruce doesn't get shook easily. Back home, he's a tough negotiator, a leader in his church and community. But the guerillas in the…
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The "Scholars' Translation" of the Gospel of Thomas by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas recorded. 1 And he said, "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death." 2 Jesus said, "Those who seek…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 99 views
You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom likened…
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin #3 in our series by Charles Darwin Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 66 views
FORGIVENESS A Grinch of sorts was busy in South Florida this past holiday season. On Christmas Eve, Ron and Helen Meijer found a ransom note in their front-lawn nativity scene. The plastic baby Jesus had been kidnapped. The kidnappers did not demand money. Instead, they made a demand the Meijers refused…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 7 views
to Illustrate... PURPOSE VICTORY IN DEATH INFILLING S ome scientists, according to a story by Harold Bredesen, decided to develop a fish that could live outside of water. So, selecting some healthy red herring, they bred and crossbred, hormoned and chromosomed until they produced a fish that could…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 13 views
TO ILLUSTRATE SUSTENANCE" I magine you are on holiday and you have an apartment overlooking the sand and surf. Sitting on the table in your room is a fishbowl, and inside the bowl is a small goldfish. Each day you swim and sun-bake and enjoy soaking up the delights of vacationing. Before long, however,…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 2 views
PRAYER HAGAR, participating in a picnic alone, sits on top of the hill, looks heavenward, and says, "I pray and pray and pray and yet You never answer. What have I got to do?" With that, a Voice comes through the clouds and the rays of sunshine, "Don't talk with your mouth full!" I have the feeling…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 3 views
PRAYER HAGAR, participating in a picnic alone, sits on top of the hill, looks heavenward, and says, "I pray and pray and pray and yet You never answer. What have I got to do?" With that, a Voice comes through the clouds and the rays of sunshine, "Don't talk with your mouth full!" I have the feeling…
Richard Burguet • Illustration • • 14 views
Lost Glasses and Grace When I was in Middle School my family bought a house boat. We worked hard every summer to maintain it (that means that every spring I spent a couple of weeks in the back yard, on my back, under the boat, with a scraper and a bucket of paint). We kept the boat in a marina all year…
Mike Laurence • Illustration • • 479 views
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM BOSTON WHEN... > You think of Philadelphia as the Midwest. > You think it's your God-given right to cut someone off in traffic. > You think there are only 25 letters in the alphabet (no R's). > You think three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heatwave. > All your pets are…
Elizabeth M. Hudik • Illustration • • 20 views
Light the Passover Candles 1. BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BBAT KO-DESH. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of…
Benjamin Kurz • Illustration • • 3,701 views
1. Feeding on the Word -- DAILY Nutrition A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly been "born" of the Spirit of God, you will have a healthy appetite. The Bible says, "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby," (1 Peter 2:2). Feed yourself every day…
James H. Schafer • Illustration • • 1,759 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…
Jeff Brown • Illustration • • 1,081 views
THE ALMOST INEVITABLE RUIN OF EVERY MINISTER . . . AND HOW TO AVOID IT 1 Timothy 4:15-16 Almost everyone knows someone who used to be in the ministry. Almost everyone knows someone who shouldn't be in the ministry. And every minister knows another minister—if not several—he does not want to be like.…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 3 views
| Getting to know them is your first step in ministering Christ's love.BUILDING BRIDGESTOYOUR NEIGHBORS | by Tom Eisenman W e chose our neighborhood carefully. We bought our home on a cul-de-sac made up predominantly of young families. It was important for us to have that traditional family feel: married…
WillEarl • Illustration • • 442 views
able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…