Illustrations Archives

• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  Newspapers ran a story about a 55-year old North Florida man who went to a judge with an unusual request. He asked the judge to allow him to change his name to "God."
• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  Jan Karon is the author of the beloved and hugely successful Mitford book series. The books follow the lives of the denizens of a small North Carolina mountain village called Mitford.
• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  We have traditionally marked our calendars, BC and AD. This is a tribute to the effect Jesus has on history.
• Contentment  (August 18, 2007)
  Have you heard the story of the king who never found happiness?
• Confidence  (August 18, 2007)
  Celebrated southern writer, Pat Conroy, had a complicated relationship with his father, a Marine aviator.
• Confession  (August 18, 2007)
  Robert Anthony tells of the time when the Viceroy of Naples was visiting in Spain.
• Compassion  (August 18, 2007)
  We all need someone to stand by us some time.
• Community  (August 18, 2007)
  The Guinness Book of World Records keeps track of some very unusual records.
• Communication  (August 18, 2007)
  In a book by Paul Boller, the author tells a story about Woodrow Wilson.
• Commitment  (August 18, 2007)
  The United States Coast Guard has an official motto and an unofficial motto
• Commitment  (August 18, 2007)
  Joe Foss was a bonafide hero. After a good, long life of 87 years, he passed away on January 1st 2003.
• Taking No Chances  (August 2, 2007)
  Some people in Japan find value in many religions and do not adhere strictly to one. So people will wear a cross as jewelry, have a Shinto wedding and a Buddhist funeral. It appears that they are taking no chances: that they are "covering their bets" so to speak.
• Value of Suffering  (August 2, 2007)
  Joni Eareckson Tada, the quadriplegic who has ministered to so many of us, notes, "When life is rosy, we may slide by without knowing about Jesus, with imitating him and quoting him and speaking of him. But only in suffering will we know Jesus.
• Storms, Crisis  (August 2, 2007)
  An old sea captain was quizzing a young naval student. "What steps would you take if a sudden storm came up on the starboard?"
• Stealing, Children  (August 2, 2007)
  "Peter!" his mother scolded, "There were two cookies in the pantry this morning but now there's only one! Do you have an explanation?" Peter replied, "It must have been too dark and I didn't see the other one."
• Weakness, Trial  (August 2, 2007)
  Morris F. Udall, former Secretary of the Interior, lost an eye in an accident when he was six years old. Children would tease him cruelly about the eye. In self-defense he started poking fun at himself. He learned early on to compensate for that lost eye by working harder than other kids.
• Waste, Prodigal  (August 2, 2007)
  Brady Whitehead, chaplain of Lambuth College in Tennessee, tells the true story of a student whose parents were tragically killed in an accident. This student suddenly became the beneficiary of the estate. According to Brady, he started squandering the money on lavish trips.
• Values  (August 2, 2007)
  People in other nations who print signs in English often make interesting, and sometimes humorous mistakes. A sign in a Paris hotel read, "Please leave your values at the front desk." Many a traveler far from home and its restraints has done exactly that.
• Small, Tiny, Disease  (August 2, 2007)
  In 1996, Manila, capital city of the Philippines, suffered an outbreak of cholera due to a proliferation of flies and cockroaches.
• Self Control, Parents  (August 2, 2007)
  At one point during a game, the coach said to one of his young players, "Do you understand what cooperation is and what a teamwork is all about?" The little boy nodded.