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Paul Joseph L. Andico
God’s grace is sufficient for me! Throughout these three years God has been gracious to me. His grace strengthened me through all sorts of adjustments, one of which was learning Greek, Hebrew and Mandarin. Aside from languages, I also needed to cope with the heavy and intense academic load. In addition, being […]

An aged farmer and his wife were leaning against the edge of their pig pen when the old woman wistfully recalled the following week would mark their golden wedding anniversary.
“Let’s have a party, Homer,” she suggested. “Let’s kill a pig.”
The farmer scratched his grizzled head.
“Gee, Ethel,” he finally answered, “I don’t see why the pig […]

Venue: BSOP Auditorium
Date: March 29, 2009
Time: 3:30 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. Carver Yu

In an article in Men of Integrity magazine, Gary Richmond shares this story: “The Angola giraffe was giving birth. I stood next to zoo animal keeper, Jack Badal, to watch. She was standing up, and the calf’s front hooves and head were already visible. ‘When is she going to lie down?’ I asked Jack.
“‘She won’t,’ […]

Pastors often are called on to make presentations to committees and other groups. Here are some helpful tips, by way of the Church Leaders Intelligence Report:
“Connecting with an audience, communicating your vision and passion for your message, can be a beautiful experience. It’s also a rare opportunity to make an impression that might impact the […]

Illustration by Bryan Chapell
An old tale speaks of a man who died and faced the angel Gabriel at heaven’s gates. Said the angel to the man, “Here’s how this works. You need a hundred points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things that you have done, and I will give […]

Starting this week we are featuring a new resource for pastors and speakers–illustrations. We hope this can help our readers as well as pastors to better understand and illustrate biblical principles in our sermons.