Tag Archives: Speaker’s Sourcebook of New Illustrations

We Can Always Find An Excuse “Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry. But you said, ‘It’s no use! I love foreign gods, and I must go after them.’ ” – Jeremiah 2:25. He … Continue reading →

Be Careful What You Request “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God.” – Amos 4:12. Woe to you who long for the day … Continue reading →

God’s Ancient Word Is Wise But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. – Deuteronomy 12:23. Perhaps the reason he was separated from … Continue reading →

They Never Understood Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people … Continue reading →

The Influence of Journalism The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.” – … Continue reading →

The Romance of Jewelry “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?” – Isaiah 46:5. Please read Luke 16:19-31. In April, 1987, Sotheby’s auction house sold the … Continue reading →

The Illogic of Jealousy When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days. – 1 Samuel … Continue reading →

The Hilarity of Malapropisms “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And … Continue reading →

The Problem With English Listen carefully to what I say; let my words ring in your ears. – Job 13:17. “Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.” – John 8:43. … Continue reading →

Because She Cared [The Lord] says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light … Continue reading →

We Share the Blame “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, … Continue reading →

When You Give Your Life “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven … Continue reading →

Out In the Open “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. They waited for me as for showers and drank in … Continue reading →