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Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 48 views • 7:12
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Will Carroll, the drummer for thrash metal band Death Angel, spent twelve days in a medically induced coma after being diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus and experienced strong visions. Will said he “saw himself leave his body and plummet down to hell, where Satan punished him for the deadly sin of sloth.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
Over the last 42 years, Bernie Carroll has earned the title of “Britain’s Angriest Man.” What did he do to earn it? He has been sending opinionated letters to his local newspaper every day. He originally focused his letters on the Liverpool city council. Over the years he expanded his rantings to topics…
Dan Hughes • Illustration • • 8 views
Published December 07, 2012 | LiveScience Three out of five scientists do not believe in God, but two out of five do, said John Donvan, opening a debate on the issue of science and religion Wednesday in New York City. The discussion pitted the perspectives from both sides against one another: Does science…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 14 views
Tri Robinson tells of his own recognition of this in his own marriage. When I got home from [a] mountaintop weekend [that had changed my life, drawing me closer to Christ], I was excited to share with Nancy what had happened. This was the very thing that for many years she had desperately wanted and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 87 views
Rudeness is like a contagious illness. It spreads quickly and virally, almost like the common cold says author Danny Wallace. Wallace researched the prevalence of rudeness in our online society and discovered a ridiculous amount of strange acts of revenge, from rubbing fries on a person’s windshield…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 384 views
Not committing all means not committing at all. A certain man lived in Haiti and wanted to sell his house for $2,000. Another man wanted very badly to buy it, but because he was poor, he could not afford the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Salon.com reports that Americans spent $50.4 billion on lottery tickets. They further report that poor households spend a much greater portion of their income on lotteries—about 9 percent. While states continue to depend more on gambling income America’s couples continue to languish in poverty. Eleven…
Brent Lewis • Illustration • • 7 views
The story is told of an old philosopher in Athens who didn’t get along very well with his wife. On one occasion she went to the Agora and sought out the old sage, boisterously giving him a piece of her mind. The old man sat there stoically and said nothing. Infuriated all the more at being ignored, his…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 16,835 views
You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom likened…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 103 views
You are probably aware that Corrie ten Boom, along with her sister and father, were sent to Ravensbruck, a Nazi concentration camp, for hiding Jews. Her sister and father died there, but Corrie was released, due to a “clerical error.” And the Kingdom of God is better off for it. Corrie ten Boom likened…
Illustration • • 27 views
Three days ago Rick Warren proffered this question for me to mull over. "What is the mature church?" I knew immediately how I would respond. "The 'mature church' is the church filled with immaturity." Anywhere in the world, whether plant or animal, the clear delineation of "maturity" is the ability to…
Illustration • • 62 views
In Character Is DestinyJohn McCain wrote about his imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. "During the time I was held in solitary, I was caught, not for the first time, communicating with my dear friend in the cell next to mine. For my transgression, I was kept overnight in a punishment…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 34 views
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…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
ANGER Anger can kill. It may not be as quick as an automatic weapon, but it is just as deadly. In the introduction to their book Anger Kills, Williams & Williams say: "getting angry is like taking a small dose of some slow-acting poison—arsenic, for example—every day of your life. (p. vii ) "Be angry,…
Jim Vance • Illustration • • 363 views
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Erwin Lutzer Intro Thunder From Sinai Today many concepts about God abound, most of them individually conceived in our own minds according to our own liking. When people stop worshipping the true God, they do not stop worshipping; it is just that they change the object of…
Illustration • • 336 views
John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…
Kathleen Boozer • Illustration • • 234 views
#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 92 views
GOODNESS, THE DEFINITION “Goodness” is a rare word found only four times in the New Testament (and only in Paul).[1] Thus, from our common usage of the idea of goodness I see six aspects: I. GOODNESS MEANS USEFUL. The idea of “goodness” means that a thing fulfills its purpose or the expectations for…
Steve Bramham • Illustration • • 950 views
A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 50 views
parables, etc. ".. . he did not speak to them without a parable" Jesus Mark 4:34 RS.V. a monthly resource letter for pastors/teachers/speakers Volume 7, Number 4 June / 1987 LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER'S VOICE I feel constrained to share something with you that was a tremendous blessing and inspiration to…