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9,837 illustrations — Vivid stories and real-world analogies for sermon use
Imagine a small town grappling with the construction of a new research facility that promises to bring jobs and innovation yet raises concerns among local residents about the ethics of the research being conducted. In the midst of this tension,...
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Every hurricane season, meteorologists display what they call the "cone of uncertainty" — that widening funnel shape showing where a storm might track over the...
Imagine a small community nestled in the rolling hills of Appalachia, where the air is thick with the scent of pine and the laughter of children echoes in the valleys. This community, however, faces a dilemma that feels insurmountable. The...
In the 1870s, Russian geologist Vasily Dokuchaev began studying the rich black soil of the Ukrainian steppe — a dark earth called chernozem that farmers...
In 1984, Australian physician Dr. Barry Marshall was convinced that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria, not stress or spicy food as the medical establishment...
For six years, Susan Albright fasted every Wednesday during Lent. She skipped lunch, drank only water, and spent her break reading devotionals in her car...
In the quiet hum of our modern lives, we find ourselves navigating a complex landscape of faith and sexuality. The words of Amos 5:24 remind us, "But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." Imagine,...
On December 31, 1972, Roberto Clemente had every reason to celebrate. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend had just recorded his three thousandth hit that September —...
In 1865, nearly half of all amputation patients at Glasgow Royal Infirmary died from infection. Surgeons operated with unwashed hands, wearing blood-crusted coats they considered...
Every song ever recorded carries what engineers call an audio fingerprint — a constellation of sound frequencies as unique as a human thumbprint. When scientist...
In June 2000, geneticist Francis Collins stood in the East Room of the White House and announced that his team had completed the first draft...
In July 2016, Tim Duncan retired from the NBA after nineteen seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. He had won five championships, two league MVP...
On June 17, 2015, Chris Singleton was a freshman baseball player at Charleston Southern University with dreams of the major leagues. That evening, a gunman...
Every Saturday morning in 1947, Harold Tenney loaded his pickup with sweet corn and drove forty miles to the Greenville, South Carolina farmers' market. Most...
Rich Mullins wrote *Awesome God*, one of the most recognizable worship songs of the last forty years. It filled arenas. It sold millions of records....
The illustration highlights the challenges faced by women in church leadership through the story of Sarah, who established a house church focused on inclusivity and social justice. It emphasizes the biblical principle of equality in Christ as articulated in Romans 8:19-22, advocating for the recognition and affirmation of all spiritual gifts regardless of gender.
In the 1990s, Rich Mullins wrote *Awesome God*, a worship anthem that swept through churches like wildfire. The royalties alone could have afforded him a...
In 1930, a London parlor maid named Gladys Aylward applied to the China Inland Mission. The board rejected her. At twenty-eight, they said, she was...
When you undergo general anesthesia, the anesthesiologist asks you to count backward from ten. Most patients never make it past seven. In that brief countdown,...
In the heart of our bustling community, there stood a small coffee shop, a refuge amidst the chaos of the world outside. During the peak of the global pandemic, it became a lifeline for many. Each morning, the owner, Maria,...
In the early 1990s, scientists sealed themselves inside Biosphere 2, a massive glass enclosure in the Arizona desert designed to replicate Earth's ecosystems. They controlled...
In 1945, Soviet secret police arrested Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and sentenced him to eight years in the labor camps. The gulag was engineered to break men...
In today’s rapidly changing world, the challenges and opportunities of Diversity and Inclusion can feel overwhelming, especially for those of us who seek to live out our faith. But if we look closely, Scripture is alive with examples of characters...
In 2018, director Peter Jackson released *They Shall Not Grow Old*, a documentary that stunned audiences worldwide. His team took original World War I footage...