Results
(39 results)
Kind
Media
(39)
(13)
Tags
(4)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
Language
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Officials with the Salvation Army in Florida said they found more gold coins among the donations they received. A report stated 2017 was the fourth consecutive year that someone dropped gold 1947 Mexican 50-peso coins into the kettle outside an store in Pompano Beach. A total of three coins were donated,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Outside Walmart in Erie Pennsylvania, someone was thinking of the needs of others when he/she dropped a winning lottery ticket into the Salvation Army’s red kettle. A “Fantastic 10’s” lottery ticket was pulled out amongst the quarters, dimes, and nickels worth $1,000 jackpot. Instead of reaping the reward…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
An unknown benefactor offered to pay for hotel rooms for a group of homeless people in Chicago when temperatures dipped to 22 degrees below zero. Someone had purchased 100 propane tanks to help the homeless stay warm, but the fire department confiscated the tanks after one of them exploded. The Salvation…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
An unusual gift from a Boston-area widow warmed the hearts of Salvation Army staff in that city. The woman, who remained anonymous, placed a diamond ring and her wedding band in a red kettle in the Boston area, along with a note. The note said she hoped the rings would be sold and the money used to buy…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
An anonymous couple dropped a check for $500,000 into a Salvation Army kettle as the annual collection season began. A spokesperson for the local organization, Julie Borgen said the previous record for a single donation was $25,000, and typically a kettle takes in about $30 an hour. Borgen said the bell…
Romans
Rev. Bruce Goettsche • Union Church of La Harpe Illinois • Illustration • • 428 views
Imagine going to Chicago on a business trip. You have a bunch of meetings and have plans to fly out right after your last meeting to meet your family in some great vacation spot. Your meetings run late and you know it is going to be a challenge to get to the airport and get checked in so you can make…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
When a California man who did not have much money of his own found a bag filled with cash, he knew he had to do the right thing and turn it in to police. Joe Cornell volunteers with the Fresno Salvation Army and was working downtown when he made the find. He saw an armored truck drive by and another…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
When counting the donation in one of their red kettles, Salvation Army volunteers in upstate New York found more than the unusual spare change. Officials with the Salvation Army in Elmira, New York say they found a gold coin worth $500 wrapped in a $100 bill. The American Eagle coin and the bill had…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
While shoppers rushed in and out of a Missouri department store the day after Thanksgiving, someone stopped at a Salvation Army Kettle long enough to drop in a big gift. When they counted the totals that night, officials discovered five checks for $10,000 each wrapped up inside one dollar bills, adding…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
A family-owned supply store in western Pennsylvania recently received an envelope filled with cash from an anonymous thief who confessed to stealing a hammer a decade ago, and seeking to make restitution. The unsigned letter dated December 6 read,” I knew it was wrong, but I did it anyway. Enclosed in…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 196 views
God’s last command is our first priority.—Dr. Don Sisk Roger Simms was hitchhiking his way home after serving overseas in the war. Flashing the hitchhiking sign to the oncoming car, he hopped in when the car stopped. “Going home for keeps?” “Sure am,” Roger responded. “Well, you're in luck if you're…
Illustration • • 7 views
Letter from Jesus about Christmas It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the Christmas season. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't…
Ramon (Beau) Perez • Illustration • • 5 views
1. Rejoice, ye pure in heart, Rejoice, give thanks and sing; Your glorious banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your King. Chorus Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, give thanks and sing! 2. Bright youth and snow-crowned age, Strong men and maidens fair, Raise high your free, exulting song, God's wondrous…
Simeon • Illustration • • 20 views
When Salvation Army founder William Booth was dying, there were some legal matters to tend to. The lawyer said to Mrs. Booth, “If you can get him to sign these papers the will will be executed much more smoothly.” The problem was that he was drifting in and out of consciousness, and often delirious.…
Simeon • Illustration • • 3 views
Poverty - Perspective A quote taken from a blog following the controversial lambeth conference in 2008... from a member of the Salvation Army who attended: "I was thoroughly enjoying myself, the food and the lovely ice cream, and feeling rather pleased with myself when I met a bishop from the Sudan.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Focus on the Gift, not Gifts Giving and receiving gifts is a special part of Christmas, I love to watch my children's eyes light up when they open their presents--I have to admit, I like opening gifts myself. Nevertheless, gifts are only a small part of Christmas. The greatest gift of Christmas is family…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 20 views
In 1878, when William Booth's Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over the world began to enlist. One man, who had once dreamed of becoming a bishop, crossed the Atlantic from America to England to enlist. Samuel Brengle left a fine pastorate to join Booth's Army. At…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
DEBT Recently low interest rates are luring many Americans to take on record levels of debt, which might create a repayment crisis in the future. Mortgage rates are at record lows, car dealers are offering zero percent financing, and “buy now pay later” advertisements are everywhere. Spurred by the easy…
Brent Lewis • Illustration • • 228 views
"I will tell you the secret. God has had all there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, men with greater opportunities. But from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of all Jesus Christ could do with them, on that day I made up my mind that God would…
Harry Swayne • Illustration • • 12 views
The story is told of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, and the day Queen Victoria of England asked to meet with him. Because she had heard so many favorable things about his work in the slums, she asked him for the secret of his success. “Your Majesty,” he replied, “Some men have…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 138 views
Roger Simms. He was just discharged from the army. And was hitchhiking his way back home. And he was picked up by a guy driving a Cadillac. The driver said, "My name is Mr. Hanover. I’m headed to Chicago. I have a business there. Come on in." After talking about many things, Roger felt led of the Spirit…
joe • Illustration • • 184 views
MOODY'S ANECDOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. RELATED IN HIS REVIVAL WORK BY THE GREAT EVANGELIST DWIGHT L. MOODY. FULLY ILLUSTRATED FROM GUSTAVE DORE REVISED EDITION. EDITED BY REV. J. B. McClure. CHICAGO: Rhodes & McClure Publishing Co. 1899 Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1896 by the Rhodes…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 7 views
One day William Booth, the great evangelist and founder of the Salvation Army, took his son, Bramwell, who was twelve or thirteen years old, into a saloon. The place was filled with men and women, many of them intoxicated. The place reeked of tobacco and alcohol. “Willie,” said Booth to his son, “these…
Richard A. Prevost • Illustration • • 969 views
Pastor John MacArthur tells the story, "Some years ago a young man in our church was told by his doctors that he had only a short time to live. His response was not one of regret or bitterness but of joy at the prospect of soon being with his Savior. Because of his confident faith and contentment in…