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Greatness In God’s Kingdom

God's Kingdom, Greatness, Self-Sacrifice, Servanthood

To illustrate this point about greatness in God’s Kingdom, refer to the life of Mother Teresa. She was a complicated figure, as recent information…

Changes

Bridegroom, Change, Church is the Bride, Grace, Marriage, Process

When a bride and groom get married, the bride’s name (usually) changes immediately. One or both of their addresses change and often so do…

Surrendering Our Whole Hearts

Christian Living, Heart, Jesus, Surrender, Whole

IKEA is known for their simple yet effective organization ideas. This short video shows how to organize your wardrobe using compartments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cls7PNlpm0. Compartmentalizing is…

True Virtue

Character, Kingdom Attitudes, Pure Heart, Righteousness, True Worship, Virtue

This list of kingdom attitudes is a completely different approach to righteousness, both for the Jews then and for us today. When it comes…

The Meaning Of Perfect Joy

Gifts, Hardships, Holy Spirit, Love of Christ, Perfect Joy, Suffering

“In The Little Flowers of St. Francis a delightful story is told about how Francis taught Brother Leo the meaning of perfect joy. As…

Reflecting On Climate Change

Apocalypse, Frailty, God's Creation, Hope, Stewardship, Suffering

The post-apocalyptic movie genre has become very popular in recent decades— maybe too popular! Here is a good article chronicling “10 Apocalyptic Movies That…

Voice Of Reason

God's Plan, Protection, Redeeming Love, Redemption, Riot, Trusting God

In the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is about to depart for his honeymoon just as the stock market crashes on…

A Modern-Day Blasphemy

Blasphemy, Christianity, Dangerous, Salvation, Sin

A modern-day accusation of blasphemy took place in 1966, when John Lennon stated in an interview, “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink….

Opportunity To Give Witness

Defense, Grace, Judgment, Opportunity, Sharing the Gospel, Witness

Many people have been caught in an unwanted spotlight, either because of their own or someone else’s wrongdoing. Based on a true story, the…

Consistent Practice

Disciplines, Life, Practice, Routines

If you want to be good at something, you have to practice consistently and frequently. Take someone like Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, for example….

Kid Nation

Children, Parenting, Parents, Worldview

In 2007, CBS created a reality show called Kid Nation. In this show children, ages 8–15, competed against each other for a gold star…

Dry Sponges

Children, Growing, Influence, Parenting

As a visual illustration, consider having a table with three large, dry sponges and three large pitchers of water. Two of the pitchers should…

Free Throws

God's Will, Hebrews, Knowledge, The Law

One key to making free throws is muscle memory. When shooters master the free throw, they make the shot movement second nature. They don’t…

Next Assignment

Jesus, Jesus's Teachings, The Life of Jesus, Work

Teachers plan their lessons with the assumption that their students will take a certain amount of time to finish the assignments. This frequently leads…

Anchors

Anchor, Christ, Hope, Relationship with Christ

This video shows how an anchor works in the water. The Ultra Anchor (the one seen in this video) buries itself deep in the…

Universal Respect

God Our Father, Priesthood, Relationship with God, Respect

N. T. Wright shares the story of an Australian prisoner of war to illustrate Jesus’s role in this passage: “Tom Moore was in charge…

Look-a-likes

Character of God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus' Humanity, The Person of Jesus

This video of celebrities and their historical look-a-likes can serve as a light-hearted illustration to talk about how Jesus is the perfect representation of…