Illustrations Archives

• Cross  (August 18, 2007)
  For the Christian, the cross is both a symbol of horror and hope. Our Lord Jesus died an excruciatingly painful and shameful death on the cross - drinking empty the cup of God's wrath.
• Cross  (August 18, 2007)
  A church in Boca Raton Florida has cut a deal to put a 99-foot phone tower inside the cross of their building.
• Cross  (August 18, 2007)
  There is a story about a brother in a monastery who was assigned to preach.
• Creativity  (August 18, 2007)
  In Tony Cochran's Agnes the title character, a precocious grade school girl, is talking to a friend and says, "I think I have discovered the source of all my problems.
• Courage  (August 18, 2007)
  Newspapers recently carried the story of a man named Larry Klein. One might say that Larry is disabled, but one crook is not so sure.
• Courage  (August 18, 2007)
  In Darwin, Australia, a 19-year old Australian man was loading wild geese into his boat when a 10-foot crocodile grabbed him and took him into the water.
• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  The world was shocked when popular NBC newsman, David Bloom, died while covering the Iraq war.
• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  Blaise Pascal was a theologian, mathematician, scientist and philosopher. At the time of his death, those who cared for him found a parchment sewn into his clothing.
• Conversion  (August 18, 2007)
  Newspapers recently carried the story of Malibu, a yellow Labrador, who disappeared from her owners' yard in Gloversville, N.Y., in 2000. She was only 9 months old.
• 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.