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Tag Archives: illustration
Perfection
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, Chicago White Sox pitcher Phil Humber threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners. A perfect game is a rarity in the big leagues. Humber’s gem was only the 21st perfect game in major league … Continue reading
Living Up to Your Name
The sports world is still buzzing about the vicious elbow that Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace threw to the head of Oklahoma Thunder player James Harden last Sunday. World Peace insists that it was not done maliciously. The … Continue reading
Crooked Finger
A few years ago, I noticed that one of my fingers was drawing down toward my palm. Try as I might, I couldn’t straighten that crooked finger. It kept getting worse with time. It began to affect my ability to … Continue reading
He Stilled the Storm
The more I read the Old Testament, the more I see Jesus there. I recently found him in the Psalms. “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled … Continue reading
Saved from the Fire
On Thursday night, April 12, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey, ran into a burning building to save a neighbor’s life. Defying a police detective who tried to hold him back, Booker ignored his own safety in order to … Continue reading
Death and Taxes
Today is Tax Day, and we are reminded of the old saying that there are two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. Death and taxes may be more closely linked than we imagined. A recent study shows that … Continue reading
Look!
A couple of years ago, our next-door neighbors’ one-year-old son was just learning to talk. One of his first words was “Look”. As he observed the world around him, he was fascinated by what he saw. He would excitedly point … Continue reading
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Tagged child-like wonder, cross, enthusiasm, fix our eyes on Jesus, Hebrews 12:2, illustration, Jesus, Savior
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Marked
Nerlens Noel is the most recent recruit to commit to play basketball for the University of Kentucky. Noel chose a unique way to announce his choice of schools. He did so by displaying a UK logo shaved into the back … Continue reading
Dangerous Growth
A little over a year ago, a Colorado man sold baby alligators out of a trailer in southeast Missouri. Lots of people bought one or more of the cute little critters. They were only about the size of a pencil. … Continue reading
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