Illustrations Archives

• Resurrection Promises  (March 18, 2009)
  When thorns become roses.
• Easter  (March 18, 2009)
• Easter  (March 18, 2009)
• Kingdom of Heaven  (March 10, 2009)
  ?During World War II, the Dutch royal family fled to Canada and lived in the capitol, Ottawa.
• Tact  (March 10, 2009)
  ?In a classic ?Peanuts? comic, Charlie Brown is warned that all the girls are angry with him.
• Influence  (March 10, 2009)
  ?In New Brunswick, Canada, the Bay of Fundy presents a remarkable sight.
• Gratitude  (March 10, 2009)
  ?You can always find a reason to be thankful, even in difficult economic times.
• Fatherhood of God  (March 10, 2009)
  ?Recently there was a story on the radio about a bank in Pennsylvania that has never had a foreclosure.
• Communion  (March 10, 2009)
  ?There is a legend among the gypsies of Eastern Europe that Roman soldiers were sent out to find a blacksmith to forge four nails to crucify Jesus.
• Church  (March 10, 2009)
  ?Thomas Edison thought the phonograph he invented had little commercial value.
• Acceptance  (March 10, 2009)
  ?The marvelous book Marley and Me has been a publishing phenomenon. It was recently released as a major motion picture. John Grogan told the true story of how his family came to love a very complicated dog that misbehaved often but was filled with happiness and love.
• Spiritual Disciplines  (March 10, 2009)
  ?If you travel to Canada?s Thousand Islands region you can visit Boldt Castle, or what is left of it.
• Service  (January 1, 2009)
  ?In the comic, ?Motley?s Crew? a young man tells his father, ?Hey Dad, I just signed up to audit a class in philosophy over at the college.?
• Reconciliation  (January 1, 2009)
  ?Someone recently passed this story on to me. It is a story about two brothers. They lived on adjoining farms, but they had a deep quarrel.
• Mistakes  (January 1, 2009)
  ?Many people love the sweet confection called Milk Duds. It was, however, the product of a mistake.
• Marriage  (January 1, 2009)
  ?Some years ago the comic strip ?Small Society? showed a man talking to his wife. He is saying, ?Of course you?re my valentine."
• Identity  (January 1, 2009)
  ?According to a Ripley?s column, the country of New Zealand rejected the following names for babies:
• Friendship  (January 1, 2009)
  Columnist Bob Novak was stricken with a malignant brain tumor and wrote of how it had changed his life.
• Example  (January 1, 2009)
  ?Two men were walking through a downtown area. One of the men pointed to a passing stranger who was walking down the street and said, ?That man is a soldier.?
• Christmas  (December 1, 2008)
  The Queen of England has two birthdays. Her actual birthday is April 21, but the decision makers wanted to celebrate it when the weather is more pleasant, so her official birthday is the second Saturday in June.