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Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 86 views
We ought to pray with thanksgiving in its highest of all senses, by thanking God that we have the mercy which we seek. I wish we could learn this high virtue of faith. When I was conversing lately with our dear friend George Müller, he frequently astonished me with the way in which he mentioned that…


Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 16 views
There may be such a thing as a dumb joy, but I hardly think that it can keep dumb long. Joy! Joy! Why, it speaks for itself! It is like a candle lighted in a dark chamber; you need not sound a trumpet and say, “Now light has come.” The candle proclaims itself by its own brilliance. When joy comes into…


Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 43 views
I have often used the illustration of taking a telescope, breathing on it with the hot breath of our anxiety, putting it to our eye, and then saying that we cannot see anything but clouds. Of course we cannot, and we never shall while we breathe upon it. If we were but calm, quiet, self-possessed, and…


Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 61 views
I might illustrate the willfulness of many a supplication by that of a little boy who was very diligent in saying his prayers, but was at the same time disobedient, ill-tempered, and the pest of the house. His mother told him that she thought it was mere hypocrisy for him to pretend to pray. He replied,…


Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 21 views
When one of the martyrs was about to burn for Christ, he said to the judge who was giving orders to fire the pile, “Will you come and lay your hand on my heart?” The judge did so. “Does it beat fast?” inquired the martyr. “Do I show any sign of fear?” “No,” said the judge. “Now lay your hand on your…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
In an article for The Good Men Project, Pamela Nikodem addresses what to do when sarcasm is on the tip of our tongues. Instead of indulging ourselves with the short-lived satisfaction of unleashing our anger disguised as wit, she offers the following advice, “The next time a witty thought shows up, challenge…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Michael O’Brien is a Canadian Author and painter. He leaned toward atheism as a teenager and became a Catholic at age 21. In answer to an interview question about his novels concerning the development of totalitarian government he gave this answer. “Totalitarian systems have three things in common: the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Evidence that our culture is in moral decline is all around us. In Florida, an 11-year-old fifth grader was told his face mask was inappropriate. The mask was from Hooters. The boy’s father is outraged, saying he doesn’t understand why the Hooter’s mask is inappropriate. The Week, October 2, 2020 p.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
In his book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything BJ Fogg says, “I’ve found that there are only three things we can do that will create lasting change: Have an epiphany, change our environment, or change our habits in tiny ways.” — Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Christians have been fighting pornography for a long time. Many times they have been ridiculed for their beliefs that pornography is evil. Now, non-Christians are discovering the harm it causes. Gail Dines is a self-described radical feminist who wants pornography stopped. She speaks with the fervor…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Researchers counting Monarch butterflies during the annual migration along the California coast are disturbed by the low numbers. The most recent count found less than 30,000 butterflies, which was an 86 percent decline over 2017. The Xerces Society conducts the annual counts and they say thirty years…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
A 26-pound lump of blue ice landed in the middle of Fazilpur Badli in rural India. Excited villagers thought it was an asteroid or perhaps a piece of a UFO. They chopped off samples and stored it in their refrigerators. When authorities examined it they determined it was likely human waste that was discharged…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Dovey is a 4-year-old shar-pei living with a loving family in Oklahoma. When she began vomiting and losing weight the family took her to the veterinarian. An x-ray of Dovey’s stomach revealed not only her health problem but solved the mystery of the disappearing pacifiers. The x-ray showed 7 to 9 pacifiers…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Ryan Succop was the last player chosen in the 2009 NFL draft. That earned him the label of “Mr. Irrelevant.” The 256Th player chosen in the draft usually never makes the team roster. Succop has overcome the odds and has been playing ever since. Succop thanks God for his success. “Every gift and ability…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 32 views
Ross Douthat insists that the internet and its electronic devices have become a modern-day addiction comparable to opioids, alcohol, and drugs. While it is not likely to kill you, it does require you to focus your life around a screen and be perpetually distracted from time with your spouse and children…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 32 views
Are you too busy? Do you need more time to get everything done? NASA is planning to help you a little. They have announced an extension to the year. On New Year’s Eve, December 2016, a “leap second” will be added to the world’s official clocks at 11:59:59 effectively making this year 1 second longer…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 35 views
The cleaning crew at an Italian museum has trouble knowing the difference between art and garbage. While cleaning the museum they mistook an exhibit for garbage and threw it away. The art piece consisted of empty champagne bottles, cigarette butts, and confetti, all of which was discovered in a recycling…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
A study published in the journal, Computers in Human Behavior says watching videos of cats on the Internet has a positive effect on people. The researchers studied 7,000 people via social media about viewing the videos and how it affects their mood. 36% of participants described themselves as a “cat…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 64 views
In study published in the online journal PLOS ONE, suggests that when using social media, people need to be aware that the prevailing mood online is likely to influence them. The author of the study, James Fowler, professor of medical genetics and political science at the University of California says…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Broadcast TV is getting tougher for a Christian to watch. The Parents Television council found 76 incidents of full nudity on prime-time network TV in 2011, an increase of 407 percent from 2010. Using pixilation of the key body parts they are broadcasting fully naked characters. It is harder for families…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
A.J. Clemente was just getting his start as a TV news anchor. In his first broadcast on a North Dakota station, not realizing he was live, he began with two curse words. It was a short career. He was fired. How do you keep this from happening? Keep your thoughts and your speech pure at all times. Then…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
A new report by the Parents Television Council found 76 instances of full nudity on prime-time network TV in 2011. This is an increase of 407 percent from the previous year. This is the impurity we fill our minds with, and then we wonder why our culture seems to be running downhill toward the gutter.…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 21 views
Most people think that the secret to success in life is hard work. A former Harvard researcher, and the author of the Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, says happiness may be the real key to success. Achor spent twelve years researching at Harvard and says most people think happiness is genetic, but he…


Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
There is a new app. available for your smart phone. You open it and it will tell you what are the best movies, songs, books, and TV shows of all time? -- Time, December 12, 2011 p. 65 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell According to the advertisement, there are more than 100 lists available…