Proverbs Stories &amp; Illustrations

The Storm Shelter on Maple Street

On May 20, 2013, an EF5 tornado carved a seventeen-mile path through Moore, Oklahoma, flattening entire neighborhoods in minutes. Wind speeds exceeded two hundred miles...

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The Olympian Who Ran to a Different Refuge

Eric Liddell won Olympic gold in Paris in 1924, his story later immortalized in *Chariots of Fire*. But the race that most revealed his faith...

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The Night the Sirens Came

Margaret Thornton was eight years old the first time the air raid sirens wailed over Birmingham in November 1940. She remembers the sound cutting through...

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When Hospitality Meets Real Life

In the bustling heart of our city, there’s a tiny café that has become a sanctuary for weary souls. It’s run by a woman named Maria, who embodies the spirit of hospitality. Each morning, before the sun breaks through the...

Proverbs 3:5-6Reformed

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The Tower That Still Stands

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, with 175-mile-per-hour winds and a storm surge that swallowed entire neighborhoods. In the Lower...

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The Fugitive in the Fortress

In May 1521, Martin Luther was the most wanted man in Europe. Declared a heretic by the Diet of Worms, stripped of all legal protection,...

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The Storm Shelter on Meadow Lane

On May 20, 2013, an EF5 tornado carved a seventeen-mile path through Moore, Oklahoma, flattening entire neighborhoods in minutes. Wind speeds exceeded two hundred miles...

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The Carpenter Who Built Without Blueprints

In 2019, master woodworker Jimmy DiResta nearly walked away from his craft. After twenty years building custom furniture in his New York workshop, a warehouse...

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William Wilberforce and the Long Obedience

In 1785, a young British parliamentarian named William Wilberforce sat in a carriage rolling through the French countryside, reading Philip Doddridge's *The Rise and Progress...

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The Cage That Swallows Lightning

In 1836, English scientist Michael Faraday climbed inside a wire mesh cage and invited his colleagues to blast it with enormous electrical discharges. Sparks crackled...

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Corrie ten Boom and the Hiding Place That Never Failed

During the Nazi occupation of Holland, Corrie ten Boom and her family hid Jewish refugees in a secret room behind a false wall in their...

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Morning Dough at Rosario's Bakery

Every morning at 4 a.m., Rosa Gutierrez pushes through the back door of Rosario's Bakery on Elm Street in San Antonio. Before she touches a...

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Proverbs 3:5-6Arminian/Wesleyan

Modern Examples of Missions

In our rapidly changing world, the call to Missions often feels like navigating a vast ocean—sometimes calm and other times tempestuous. Think of the story of a young woman named Maria, who decided to spend a year serving in a...

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Eric Liddell's Unexpected Race

When Eric Liddell arrived at the 1924 Paris Olympics, his plans fell apart. The devout Scottish sprinter had trained for years for the 100-meter dash,...

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The Lightning and the Cage

In 1836, Michael Faraday stepped inside a wire mesh enclosure at the Royal Institution in London and invited his colleagues to blast it with thousands...

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The Potter's Wheel on Mulberry Street

Margaret Chen had thrown clay for thirty-seven years in her small studio on Mulberry Street in Portland. Every morning before her hands touched the wheel,...

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The Missionary's One-Room Fortress

On a moonless night in 1862, missionary John G. Paton crouched inside his small mission house on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides....

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One More on Hacksaw Ridge

On May 5, 1945, Private First Class Desmond Doss lay flat on the edge of a thirty-five-foot cliff on Okinawa — a jagged escarpment the...

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Finding Peace in Everyday Moments - Quote

In the midst of our bustling lives, we often find ourselves caught in the stormy seas of anxiety and uncertainty. Picture a young mother, Sarah, who juggles the demands of work, home, and her children’s ever-changing needs. One evening, after...

Proverbs 3:5-6Missional

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Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31Universal

The Echo That Fills the Universe

In 1964, two Bell Labs engineers in Holmdel, New Jersey — Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson — couldn't figure out why their radio antenna kept...

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The Climate Change & Stewardship Challenge - Biblical Analogy

In a small town, nestled between rolling hills and flowing streams, a church community found itself grappling with the weight of a pressing moral crisis: the climate emergency that threatens not only their environment but the very fabric of their...

Proverbs 3:5-6Anabaptist

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