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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 8 views
Comparing church activities to the game of football
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 9 views
You will miss your comfort when you begin to neglect your work. I know how it used to be with the boys at home. In cold weather they huddled round the fire, almost sat on the fire. It was so cold that they could not tell how they would live through the bitter winter. But when father came in, he said,…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 18 views • unknown
Be Humble, Be Wise When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 Recommend Reading Proverbs 11 On December 6, 2001, American evangelist Billy Graham received a singular honor from the British Empire. He was given an honorary knighthood in recognition of his Christian…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 672 views
Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…
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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."…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 56 views
I have known persons try to humble themselves by will-worship. I have stood in the cell of a monk, when he has been out of it, and I have seen the whip with which he flagellated himself every night before he went to bed. I thought that it was quite possible that the man deserved all he suffered, and…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 4 views
Christians, never be satisfied with being merely saved. Up with you! Away! Off! Go onward to the high mountains, to the clearer light, to the brighter joy! If saved, and brought, like the shipwrecked mariner, to shore, is that enough? Yes, for the moment it is enough to warrant the purest satisfaction…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 10 views
A student at the university, hoping to gain a prize, uses his best endeavors, burns the midnight oil, and strains all his faculties that he may reach the mark that will ensure his passing the examinations. Even thus the Christian with a lively hope devotes himself to obtaining the blessings that God…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 8 views
John Wesley once said, “Now, if I knew I should die tomorrow morning, I would do exactly what I have planned to do. I should take the class meeting at such an hour, preach at such an hour, and be up at such a time in the morning to pray.” That good man’s life was spent in prospect of sudden departure,…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 8 views
We are never so subject to impatience as when there is nothing we can do. While the farmer is occupied with ploughing, harrowing, tilling, drilling, hoeing, and the like, he is too busy to be fretful. It is when the work is done, and there is nothing more to occupy his hands, that the very leisure he…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 23 views
Faith is to believe what God says, to take it to be true, real, a matter of fact. Now when I believe what a man tells me, I do not say to myself, “Well, that is a piece of my creed now,” and then put it on the shelf and have done with it. A man tells me, for instance, in the middle of the night that…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Sometimes we can be afraid of following Christ in the way we know is right. God has made us, the church, as his outpost in a dangerous world. If we fail to encounter our world, seeking only our safety, we miss the high mark set for us. At Penn State University there is an Outing Club. Students who join…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Colorado Peaches plays softball with a purpose. "Our purpose is to empower senior women to grow physically, mentally and spiritually by contributing time and effort developing camaraderie in the spirit of play." Their team has members in their 90’s playing on it. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/10/27/Colorado-Peaches-oldest-softball-team/1391635365673/…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
More than two dozen ships that were sunk during a famous battle in World War II have been raised to the surface by an underwater volcano. Helicopter footage from a Japanese news agency shows 24 ships washed ashore on the western side of the island of Iwo Jima, which is about 750 miles south of Tokyo.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
A study by researchers at the University of Sydney suggest that people who sleep more than nine hours a night could face a greater risk of premature death. The researchers analyzed the health behaviors of more than 230,000 people. They found that people who spend their days sleeping and sitting are four…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
On June 11, 2107, Clarence Williams died at church after suffering a massive heart attack. One minute he was listening to a sermon about Jesus. The next he was in the presence of Jesus. That in itself is a remarkable thought, but there’s more. A few minutes later, he returned to life. Members of the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia is also the director of the National Marriage Project. In an interview in World Magazine he states that “Men who work diligently, attend church with their spouse regularly, are emotionally engaged in their marriages, and don’t abuse drugs…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Christopher Palma from Pennsylvania State University is an astronomer who loves to help people learn to spot satellites without the aid of a telescope or binoculars. Palmer says there is a list of more than 1,700 man-made satellites in earth-orbit now and some are large enough, reflective enough, and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
International researchers found that screen use among teenagers rose to 7.7 hours a day during the pandemic as compared to an average of 3.8 hours pre-pandemic. The study found that multiple-player gaming, single-player gaming, texting, social media, video chatting, internet browsing, and steaming movies…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Researchers in Virginia believe that driving may help reduce stress in some situations. Scientists have laboratory rats to drive tiny cars and think the activity is a means of stress reduction for the animals. Researchers said they trained two groups of rats to operate small vehicles by pushing down…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
A study by University of Arizona behavioral ecologist Jennifer Verdolin has found that prairie dogs, which are found across the central and western United States, rely on social networks to outwit predators, find food, and protect one another. Verdolin has studied the rodents for nearly two decades and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
With record numbers of people crossing into the United States, agents are spending 40% of their time caring for people already in custody and handling other administrative tasks, rather than conducting patrols and uncovering smuggling activity. To help with these problems, the agency has begun adding…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Bitcoin is a type of Cryptocurrency that started as an obscure investment but has developed into one of the hottest commodities in the mainstream market. At first, this currency was the favored currency on the dark web. It was used to buy drugs, murder for hire and other illegal activities. However,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Currently scientific understanding suggests four basic forces govern daily activities, gravity electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force. Finds from research at a laboratory near Chicago has uncovered the possibility of a new sub-atomic particle or new force, known as a muon. Researchers…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Many studies have shown that exercise is good for overall physical health. A new study found that aerobic exercise and muscle-building activities can boost moods and fight depression. The study of over 17,000 adults found that when people performed a combination of physical activity such as walking,…