Illustrations About Consequences

Bad Habits Catch Up

Some consequences take a long time to happen. The delay between our actions and their consequences can convince us that nothing will happen. Over the

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What Rules?

If you have small children, you know that disciplining them can be exasperating. You explain the rules to them. When they violate one of the

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Lack of Power

Following those who don’t know what they’re doing can have frustrating consequences. In the Austin Powers movies, Dr. Evil is built up as the big bad,

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Christmas-Carol-Book

Judgment And Redemption

Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol offers a familiar and seasonal illustration of the arc of judgment and redemption through the eyes of Ebenezer Scrooge. Tracing

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Pointing Fingers Sermon Illustration

Pointing Fingers

In the movie Little Miss Sunshine, two characters, Richard and Frank get in argument. When another character, Sheryl, attempts to break it up, Frank gets

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Unintended Consequences

In 1890, Eugene Schieffelin, a devoted reader of William Shakespeare’s works,  introduced starling birds into Central Park, inspired by their mention in Shakespeare’s Henry VI. 

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