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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
190 years after Thomas Jefferson died, a lock of his hair sold at a Texas auction for nearly $6,875. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said the sale involved 14 strands of Jefferson’s hair that were saved by his doctor at the time of his death in 1826. Though the buyer wished to remain anonymous, Heritage…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
When he was 40, Rod Wolfe was struck by lightning. His friends call him lightning Rod. Eighteen years later, Lightning Rod was working in his garden when it happened again. A lightning bolt hit a nearby tree. The shock flung Rod through the air and knocked him out cold. He was treated and released at…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Scientists in England have developed a system which can automatically classify the songs of birds to identify them. Researcher Dan Stowell from Queen Mary University of London said classifying the sounds are useful when trying to understand how many, and what type of birds there are in a certain location.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In 2009, Mark Templin went to the hospital complaining of chest pains. He seemed to recover, but returned a week later complaining of problems with his vision, memory, and speech. The medical center gave him a CT scan and informed him that he had terminal brain cancer. Templin was so shocked that he…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
The queen of England recently celebrated 60 years on the throne of Great Britain. She used the occasion to reaffirm her dedication to serving the nation and its people for the rest of her life. Her confidants said the queen still has the same sense of duty she had when she was crowned six decades ago.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
Jesus told us that a sparrow doesn’t fall to the ground without the Father knowing it. One French family discovered the marvelous providence of God when their 15-month-old baby fell from their seventh-floor window in Paris. The baby bounced off a café awning and landed in the arms of an alert passer-by.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
A sailing ship once considered worthless is now a valuable source of information about the past. 200 years ago the old wooden vessel was buried as part of a project to expand the island of Manhattan. When bulldozers exposed parts of the ship while excavating a parking garage for the future World Trade…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 29 views
Oliver Chanler of Geneseo, NY explained why no one had ever cleaned a portrait of George Washington that hung in his parents’ home. “I suspect that’s because no one thought it was of great value.” The family had always supposed the portrait was a common copy. Recently appraisers have declared it an original…
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SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean-American missionary believed detained in North Korea walked into the country carrying a Bible, intent on preaching Christianity in a country that bans illegal worship — a bold move that may put him at greater risk of harsh punishment. Determined to bring international attention…
Alan Wilkerson • Illustration • • 28 views
"I'm going to make it" By Jerry Brewer Seattle Times staff columnist Gloria Strauss is ready for her miracle. God will heal her. Mom said so. The 11-year-old has spent four years dueling with cancer. Seven bouts of chemotherapy. A stem-cell transplant. Radiation. Experimental drugs that belong in a spelling…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 28 views
LIFE In this email to his former pastor in California, a Naval Officer expresses what facing danger and death is teaching him about life. “Here in Norfolk, it was certainly a hollow feeling that we experienced when the Cole was attacked. Just two months prior to the attack, the Cole was at the next pier…
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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…
Alan Wilkerson • Illustration • • 8 views
"I'm going to make it" By Jerry Brewer Seattle Times staff columnist Gloria Strauss is ready for her miracle. God will heal her. Mom said so. The 11-year-old has spent four years dueling with cancer. Seven bouts of chemotherapy. A stem-cell transplant. Radiation. Experimental drugs that belong in a spelling…
Leigh Johnson • Illustration • • 129 views
I. Introduction When God created the universe and all within it, God looked and saw that it was good. At some point, however, evil entered the world and corrupted it. People may have different understandings of how this happened, but I don’t think anyone would argue that the world as we know it is the…
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…