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Tag Archives: illustration
Correction
Last week I noticed that a comic strip I read daily had two common grammatical errors. Later that day, I read a different newspaper that carries the same comic strip. Glancing at the caption, I noticed that there were no … Continue reading
Helping Strays
A few days ago I was walking in my neighborhood when a small dog started to follow me. Concerned that the little fellow would stray too far from his home and not be able to find his way back, I … Continue reading
Standing Alone
Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Jim Bunning was known as a hard-nosed competitor in his playing days. He brought that same hardball attitude to Washington, D.C. when he was elected to represent Kentucky in the Senate. On many occasions, Bunning … Continue reading
Kind Deed
A customer in a Boston restaurant overheard a mother and daughter at a nearby table receive a sad phone call. The daughter had just been given a bad diagnosis, and they were visibly upset by the terrible news. Wanting to … Continue reading
‘Til Death
Floyd and Margaret Nordhagen had been married for nearly 70 years when they were involved in a serious automobile accident. Floyd, 92, died at scene of the wreck. Margaret, 88, was seriously injured and later died. When Washington State Troopers … Continue reading
Calvary
There are a couple of words in the English language that are very similar—cavalry and Calvary. These words are often mistakenly used for one another, even though they have very different meanings. Cavalry is a group of soldiers. In Western … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Calvary, cavalry, illustration, Jesus paid for our sins, Luke 23:33, salvation
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What Kind of Offering?
The prophet Micah ponders about what type of sacrifice a person might offer to God. “With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves … Continue reading
Able to Call
In late September of 2013, Angela Dalton took a ride in a small plane above her hometown of Dalton, Alabama. When she tried to use her cell phone to take a picture of her neighborhood, she dropped the phone and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Prayer
Tagged cell phone, dropped phone from a plane, durability, God listens, illustration, Psalm 55:1
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Some Kin
Here is a heart-warming story from Zelda Cornish. While working at a shoe store in downtown Truro, Nova Scotia, I noticed a little boy standing on the hot-air register outside the bakery next door in his bare feet, trying to … Continue reading
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