Sermon Illustrations

The schoolteacher asked a boy this question: "Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were six of you -- your mother, your father and four children. What percentage of the pie would you get?"

An Orlando, Fla., newspaper carried the story of a woman named Irene Johnston who was particularly dedicated to the "Meals on Wheels" program.

The Salvation Army received an unusual gift last Christmas. A couple who wished to remain anonymous donated a wedding ring-their own-worth several thousand dollars.

The news recently carried a story about a Memphis delivery person who probably saved a customer's life. Jean Wilson had ordered pizza every day for three years. We might debate the health ramifications of that; but in this case, her habit alerted people to her condition. For three days, there were no orders from Jean. Susan Guy said her boss told her about the change in habit.

Some years ago, there was a cartoon that pictured a psychologist talking to a mother.

One child said to another, "I'm really worried. My mom works all day, comes home to make us supper, then she cleans the house and washes the clothes."

The eminently quotable G.K. Chesterton had good insights on the subject of money.

A recent survey from the Pew Research Center, reported by USA Today, gives insight into the current view of marriage. According to the survey of approximately 2,700 people, 39 percent said marriage is becoming obsolete.

Unfortunately Edwin Booth is known primarily as the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Booth was a celebrated Shakespearean actor.

Sir Ernest Shackleton became a folk hero because of his expeditions to Antarctica. He once described his journeys this way: