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> Children of God > > A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. > > The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. > > The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. > > Irritated,…

When a man’s heart is full of filth, when the desire to get gain and to get it anyhow is strong in a man, he is in a very unfit condition to profit by hearing the gospel. You cannot get the gospel into him; a golden bolt fastens the door. He is somewhat in the condition of the sea captain I have heard…

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…

Michael had a whale of a time while lobster diving in the ocean near Provincetown, Mass. A humpback whale scooped him up. Packard says that he “was in his closed mouth for about 30 to 40 seconds before he rose to the surface and spit me out.” Packard’s crew got him out of the water and took him to the…

While some found the emergence of billions of cicadas in the spring and summer of 2021 annoying, David Rothenberg, a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, used the opportunity for man and nature to work together. While the insects swarmed all around, Rothenberg…

As the Cold War began to ease, the Pentagon redirected the use of its network of low-frequency underwater microphones. They had installed the microphones in the 1950’s to detect Soviet submarines. Now they could be used by scientific institutions to track the movements of whales. In 1989 William Watkins…

Three California men were fishing when they found a whale entangled in crab pot lines. The animal was in distress and was bleeding heavily. At any time the massive whale could have capsized their little boat, but they came along side and began cutting the ropes. Deck boss, Ken Garliepp says “It was like…

I am sure you have heard the saying, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” but what if I told you that sperm whale vomit can be worth millions of dollars, would you believe me? Three men in the small town of Oman, in the Arabian Peninsula, found a large, waxy substance floating near their fishing…

When explorers discover an unknown island, it is big news. When researchers “undiscover” an island, no one seems to notice. Researchers from Australia officially removed a mysterious place called Sandy Island from Google Earth, after they sailed to the supposed location of the island and found nothing…

“Stanford University researchers have discovered that awe—as opposed to joy or other positive emotions—gives people the sense that time has slowed down. That feeling, in turn, has a major impact on ‘everyday decision making.’” The researchers say when the participants viewed a video of awe-inspiring…

Providence Could Moses part the Red Sea without God? Could the Disciples feed 5000 men with a boy's sack lunch without God? Could Lazarus come back from the dead without God? We usually think about God intervening to make something happen, not stop something from happening. Sometimes He frustrates our…

Jaws Ever since seeing the movie "Jaws" when I was a kid, I've been afraid to go into the bathtub, much less the ocean. You can tell me all you want that it was only a movie, and there is a greater chance of being struck by lightning than being attacked by a shark, as the experts say. I still say, there…

JONAH & THE WHALE A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though they were a very large mammal their throat was very small. The little girl stated Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher reiterated…

MUSIC During the stress filled days leading up to Christmas, British farmers are playing recordings to keep their turkeys calm, and hopefully increase profits. Farmers have long believed that covering up the sounds of farmyard life is good for the birds. There is already some evidence that turkeys and…

SATAN Foxes have taken to the big city. In fact, some 5,000 urban foxes now live in London and roam the streets, usually at night. They have visited Downing Street, Buckingham Palace Gardens and the House of Lords. Yes, one fox even wandered into the lobby of the House of Lords in February as they discussed…

BURDEN OF SIN BEFORE DELIVERANCE (Jonah 2:1-11) “Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish, and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice. “For You had cast me into the deep, Into the heart…

AMERICAN MINUTE There she blows!" was the cry as the lookout sighted Moby Dick. Captain Ahab, with his chief mate Starbuck, sailed the oceans of the world to capture this great white whale. But as fate would have it, when the harpoon struck, the rope flew out so fast it entangled Captain Ahab, pulling…

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.…

parables, etc. ".. . he did not speak to them without a parable" Jesus Mark 4:34 R.S.V. monthly resource letter for pastors/teachers/speakers Volume 6, Number 3 May / 1986 HOPE Several years ago a school teacher assigned to visit children in a large city hospital received a routine call requesting that…

VALUES IN THE HOME In a recent Focus on the Family radio interview with Mr. Bobb Biehl, President of Masterplanning Associates, a creative suggestion was offered to parents that I now stongly endorse. It related to the process by which values can be transmitted from one generation to the next. All mothers…

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…

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…

JF-3S-/ the pastor's story file a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers THEME: COMMUNICATION Number 4 — February / 1985 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY As the mother said goodbye to her son who was returning to school after spring vacation, she reminded him to write often. Another woman standing…

the pastor's story file a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers THEME: Hope September / 1988 Volume 4, Number 11 HOW IT WORKS Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards…