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Illustrations from Nehemiah

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When a Village Heard Its Own Language for the First Time

In 2022, Bible translators with Wycliffe completed the New Testament in Kakchiquel, a Mayan language spoken by nearly half a million people in the highlands...

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Universal

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Monsters Inc: Laughter Over Fear (1 John 4:18)

In the whimsical world of Monstropolis, the very fabric of society is woven from the fabric of fear. Imagine walking through the brightly colored streets, where the laughter of children is a distant echo, overshadowed by the chilling sounds of...

1 John 4:18Universalfearjoy

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The Chained Bible at St. Paul's

In 1539, when the Great Bible was placed in St. Paul's Cathedral in London, something remarkable happened. For the first time, common English men and...

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Universal

Sermon Illustration

The Girl Who Walked Twenty-Five Miles for a Bible

In 1800, a fifteen-year-old Welsh girl named Mary Jones set out barefoot from her village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, walking twenty-five miles across rugged mountain terrain to...

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Universal

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The Wall That Rose in Millbrook

In 2019, a tornado carved a quarter-mile scar through Millbrook, Alabama, peeling roofs off homes and snapping a century-old oak across the entrance of Millbrook...

Nehemiah 4:6Universal

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The Signature on the Blueprint

In 1943, a small congregation in Birmingham, Alabama gathered in a borrowed basement to plan their first church building. They had no architect, no contractor,...

Nehemiah 2:20Universal

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The Bridge Builder Who Ignored the Critics

In 1883, when the Brooklyn Bridge finally opened after fourteen years of construction, few remembered that its chief engineer, Washington Roebling, had been bedridden for...

Nehemiah 2:20Universal

Spiritual Discipline

Prayer: The Arrow Prayer: Short Prayers Throughout the Day

Teaching on Prayer from John Cassian: The Arrow Prayer: Short Prayers Throughout the Day

Psalm 70:1Universalarrow prayersbrief prayer

Spiritual Discipline

Scripture Meditation: Basil the Great on Reading Scripture with Others

Teaching on Scripture Meditation from Basil the Great: Basil the Great on Reading Scripture with Others

Acts 17:11Universalcommunal readinggroup study

Spiritual Discipline

Sabbath and Rest: Eusebius on Sabbath as Time for Scripture

Teaching on Sabbath and Rest from Eusebius of Caesarea: Eusebius on Sabbath as Time for Scripture

Nehemiah 8:1-8UniversalScripture readinglearning

Prayer

Prayer for Joy (Even in Hard Times)

God of joy, circumstances don't always warrant celebration, but joy is deeper than happiness— it's rooted in You, not in outcomes. So today I choose joy. Not because everything is easy, but because You are good.

Nehemiah 8:10Universaljoygratitude