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Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 59 views • 11:08
Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 59 views • 12:23
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 7 views
I remember seeing a somewhat famous portrait of our Lord in which the artist never lifted his pencil from the paper from beginning to end, but drew the whole of it with one continuous series of circles. So here I may say the whole Christian life is drawn in one line—coming unto Christ. “To whom you are…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 39 views
Trusting to our own judgment often means following our own whims. But faith seeks direction from infallible wisdom, and so it is led in a right way. God knows your capacity better than you do; ask Him to choose your inheritance for you. If the flowers were to revolt against the gardener, and each one…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 158 views
A famous preacher was to preach on a certain occasion, but he missed his way and was too late. The devil, knowing of it, put on the appearance of the minister, took his place, and preached a sermon to the people, who supposed they were listening to the famous preacher whom they had expected. The devil…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Blaine Boyer, relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, spent ten days in November 2015 in Southeast Asian brothels, wearing a hidden camera and doing undercover work to help rescue underage sex slaves. Working through a nonprofit called the Exodus Road, Boyer, and good friend Adam LaRoche, conducted…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
When the Barna group began to look at how people felt about having a more meaningful life, they discovered some key focal points to consider. The research found that 75 percent of American adults said they were looking for ways to live a more meaningful life, and the concept of vocation or “calling”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Gatewood Galbraith was a perennial candidate for governor of Kentucky and even though he died in 2012, Galbraith’s name may be back on the ballot this year. Another man, Terrill Newman, has legally changed his name to Gatewood Galbraith and plans to run for Kentucky Governor as an independent. Newman…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Shelly Pennefather was Villanova’s all-time leading scorer. When she was 25 she had a $200,000 contract to play in Japan. She turned it down. Instead she joined the Monastery of the Poor Clares in Alexandria, Va., one of the strictest religious orders in the world. “I would never choose this for myself,”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
Ward Brehm went to Africa with his pastor nearly twenty years ago. That trip changed his life forever. While there, Brehm saw people who were chronically malnourished, children going blind for lack of inexpensive medicine, and other people dying of AIDS. He came back from the trip feeling a call to speak…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
In his YouTube video “Knowing Your Why?” (8 minutes into the clip) Comedian Michael Jr. says “That thing from your past, you never met your Dad before, or your divorce, whatever it is God didn’t cause it, but he will use it in preparation for whatever he has you to do, because somebody may need to hear…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 88 views
For eight seasons, Mike Rowe hosted a cable TV show highlighting what most people consider to be the worst jobs in America. The program ended in the fall of 2012, and now the host Mike Rowe is dedicating himself to helping others find fulfilling work. Rowe operates a website which is a resource for people…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
As believers, we are called to encourage one another. As parents, we are called to encourage our children. Jessica Chastain says that she grew up so afraid of failure that she gave up her social life. She dreamed of becoming an actor since she was a young child. The adults in her life never encouraged…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 19 views
Every morning, Stephen and Brooksyne Weber offer encouragement to nearly 3,000 strangers. Though they may never meet these people, everyone benefits for the Weber’s Internet ministry. Years ago, when Stephen was a pastor, he preached a sermon about encouragement based on the passage in Deuteronomy 6.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 26 views
When Ellie Hasbani lost his leg to a land mine during the civil war in Lebanon in 1975, he had no idea what he Lord would do with his life. During the war, Hasbani saw death and destruction all around him, and ended up hating his life because of what he had become. When the mine exploded, Hasbani was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
A lot of people in the St. Louis area remember Steven Stevens for his rich resonant voice, but others say they prefer to remember the way he used his voice. Stevens was a radio and television personality in the area for many years, and since he started broadcasting at a young age his voice influenced…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
PASSION After flying as a flight attendant for 63 years, Ron Akana decided to retire at the age of 83. What do you think he plans to do in his retirement years? He plans to spend it traveling, of course. While I can’t say for sure, it strikes me that this man has a passion for traveling. What do you…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
New York Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey looks at pitching as bringing glory to God. “I view what I do on the field as an act of worship. God has given me the gifts to do what I do, and when I use them fully I glorify Him.” Dickey says that when things get tense on the mound, he starts singing a song. His…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
In 2011, Terry Francona was managing one of baseball’s top organizations, the Boston Red Sox. A year later, he was an analyst for ESPN’s coverage of Little League Baseball. When asked about the difference he said, “I was pretty beaten up last year, I don’t want to admit it, but it’s been healthy to take…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
The newest member of a Cincinnati area police force specializes in a different kind of law, God’s law. Pastor James Love doesn’t carry a gun or wear a badge. As the new Chaplain of the force, he will offer a safe place and a listening ear for the officers he serves beside. Love says his job is to care…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
A 33-year-old British man, claiming it was the culmination of too many drinks in the pub, legally changed his name to Bacon Double Cheeseburger.” The risen Christ promised us a new name for those who overcome. It will be more meaningful than the name of our favorite food. –--Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Scott Kwak was a successful business man who founded and led his own e-commerce company, until the summer of 2007, when the market crash forced him to close the company. Kwak says he was in a state of despair and admitted that his faith in God plummeted as the company went down. He was lost about what…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
When Jennifer Nichols makes her third Olympic appearance in London, she will carry a tiny book of Bible verses in her quiver along with her arrows. Nichols qualified for the Olympics when she won her third consecutive match at final qualifying games. She has never won a gold medal, but says she is training…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A caring person took a child with malnutrition to a mission child care center but was turned away due to a shortage of space. The one who brought the child to the childcare center did not blame the staff of childcare center, but started WORLD VISION to help needy children in many countries of the world.…