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Tag Archives: illustration
Becoming Like Jesus
A teenage girl in the church I was serving was scheduled to have her tonsils removed, so I went to the surgery center to say a prayer for her and to wait with the family. Her grandfather and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged 2 Corinthians 3:18, anesthesia, illustration, Jesus, more like Jesus, surgery, transformed into his likeness
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Spectacular View
Several years ago, my wife and I attended the North American Christian Convention in Denver. Wanting to spend some time in the mountains, we scheduled a week of vacation time right after the convention. We rented a car and planned … Continue reading
Looking Ahead
Howard Hendricks says that when he was a boy he loved to wander over to a nearby park where he would watch the older men play checkers. One day one of the men asked Howard if he would like to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged checkers, Colossians 3:2, future, Howard Hendricks, illustration, vision
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Feeling Out of Place
I just learned that today is the 35th annual International Left-Handers’ Day. Being left-handed myself, you might have thought that I knew this day existed, but I didn’t. Some lefties find it difficult maneuvering through a world that caters mostly … Continue reading
The God of All Comfort
The troubles that life brings our way can sometimes seem unbearable. Isn’t it good to know that we don’t have to face these tragedies alone? First, we have a Father in heaven who loves us very much. In his great … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, comfort, compassion, God of all comfort, illustration, life's troubles, Santa Claus, tombstone
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A Little Bird Told Me
A friend in the church where I used to preach nicknamed me “Old Quiver-Chin” because of my tendency to get emotional when I preach. She told her family about the nickname, but she had not told me. However, her adult … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged careful what we say, Ecclesiastes 10:20, emotional, illustration, nickname, preach
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How Forgetful We Are
My grandmother, Alice Cox, lived directly across the road from the little country church she attended. It was her job to prepare communion each Sunday. She would fill the cups with juice and the trays with bread at her house … Continue reading
Self-Recognition
I finally figured out how the side mirrors on our car are constantly getting smudges all over them. It seems that birds are seeing their reflection and are attacking the mirror. They don’t recognize themselves in the mirror. They think … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged 1 John 3:1, Bible, bird, car, children of God, illustration, loved by God, mirror
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The Value of Training
Navy SEAL instructors have a saying: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war.” A few months ago, the Navy SEALs achieved one of their greatest accomplishments by killing the most wanted criminal on the planet—Osama … Continue reading
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