Sermon Illustrations

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.

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.

The world was shocked when popular NBC newsman, David Bloom, died while covering the Iraq war.

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.

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.

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."

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.

We have traditionally marked our calendars, BC and AD. This is a tribute to the effect Jesus has on history.

Have you heard the story of the king who never found happiness?

Celebrated southern writer, Pat Conroy, had a complicated relationship with his father, a Marine aviator.