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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Having a companion in life may help people live longer. In fact, the data indicates that being alone and feeling lonely increase a person’s chance of death by roughly 30%. The researchers say further study is needed but their results reinforce the benefits of friendships and human connections. Dr. Julianna…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Guards say they accustomed to people leaving things like sunglasses or small items at airport security checkpoints, but were surprised to discover a diamond-encrusted Cartier watch left behind by a Japanese businessperson. The owner had already boarded his flight, but he sent a friend to pick it and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
The Japanese have found a good friend for you and it will only cost you $1,600. Pepper is a 4-foot-tall human-shaped robot built by Tokyo-based telecom giant, SoftBank. Pepper’s programming allows it to sense your emotions based on vocal inflections and facial expressions. Pepper can talk, dance, tell…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Mikel McLaughlin has an impressive 560 friends on Facebook. While looking over that list, McLaughlin realized that he did not actually know most of those people so he set out to change that. The Minnesota native messaged a few friends and asked them if they wanted to meet for some quality time. Then,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Peder Mondrup has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, but that didn’t keep him from completing an Ironman Triathlon, with the help of his brother Steen. Steen swam 2.4 miles while pulling Peder on a raft. He cycled 112 miles on a custom-built bike with a wheelchair in tow. Then to finish…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
The Brandon Mississippi Bulldogs were beating their rival Northwest Rankin Cougars when the Cougars lost their only quarterback to an injury. Rather than claiming an easy victory, the Bulldogs sent one of their two quarterbacks over to the Cougars to keep the game even. Mason Mathieu, the loaned signal…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
The growth of social media has created a new perspective on friendship. Over a period of several years, it is easy to collect a lot of cyber friendships that are no more than people that appear on the computer screen. News feeds can be full of chatter and information, but not much of it is from real…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
In 2013, 85-year-old James Gray couldn’t bear the thought of spending another Christmas alone in his London Flat, so he placed an ad in the Irish Post asking if someone was willing to spend the day with him. The Newspaper in turn, ran a story on his plea and he was received many offers to fulfill his…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 4 views
By Lauren Green Published February 24, 2011 | FoxNews.com As a child in Egypt coming home from Sunday school, Khairy Gurgis remembers being taunted with verbal slurs, slapped or pelted with stones by Muslim kids. His crime: being a Christian. He also recalls vandals painting a big, red cross on the sides…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 7 views
And I tell you, man doesn’t like that! He will go to any lengths to resist that! It was John Lennon who wrote: Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
STANDING FIRM/SUFFERING China's constitution allows citizens to believe in God, but does not guarantee the opportunity to put those beliefs into practice. The Open Doors organization reports that recently a group of children made a huge impact on government officials. According to a Chinese teacher,…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
New preacher gave three envelopes to be opened when problems arise. Envelope #1 – “Blame previous preacher.” Envelope #2 – “Blame congregation and brotherhood.” Envelope #3 – “Prepare three envelopes.”
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 8 views
Selecting a preacher fro this gigantic project was no little task. The names of various prominent men in the brotherhood were mentioned. It was the consensus of most that C. M. Pullias was the man best suited for the job. Pullias was well-known throughout the brotherhood. He possessed a deep, resonant…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 3 views
Darling Soph: You were born of a parental love-in. Right off we got hooked on you, and we didn’t need LSD to get turned on. You were our thing, and we built our establishment around you. We held daily demonstrations of our loyalty. We resisted all injustices toward you. We practiced non-violence against…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
Lester Hathaway, an anti-Bible class brother who held and debated that position for 35 years, changed his position in October, 1968. Not only did brother Hathaway change his mind, but he stated, “ I apologize to the brotherhood for the harm that I have done to the church. I am ashamed and sorry for it…
Jim Vance • Illustration • • 139 views
CHRIST BEFORE BETHLEHEM by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer At Christmastime it's understandable that we focus on the birth of Christ. Many years ago when our oldest daughter was a child, she asked me this question, "Who was looking after the world when God was a baby?" The answer to that question is that Christ…
Wesley Crouch • Illustration • • 960 views
Kentucky Youth Ministries YOUTH MINISTRY MANUA | OUR MISSION: We Build Students OUR OBJECTIVES Win … Reach students to Christ Build … Teach / Disciple students Send … Mobilize students !!! Kentucky Teenagers … … our mission field | YOUTH MINISTRY MANUAL INDEX Letter from the District Youth Director page…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 5 views
To Illustrate MARRIAGE' I n On This Day by Carl D. Windsor, the page for Valentine's Day includes this anecdote: "Even the most devoted couple will experience a 'stormy' bout once in a while. A grandmother, celebrating her golden wedding anniversary, once told the secret of her long and happy marriage.…