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Missing the Message
What if you were sent a message, but you never received it? Or, put another way—what if the most important message of your life was sent to you, but it never reached you? It’s hard for us in the digit... -
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Practicing in Prison
Liu Chi Kung, who placed second to Van Cliburn in the 1948 Tchaikovsky competition, was imprisoned a year later during the Cultural Revolution in China. During the entire seven years he was held, he w... -
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The Lie that Held Him Captive
When legendary magician Harry Houdini came into a town to do his show, he often went to the local jail, gathering a crowd of people along the way. To get buzz going about his upcoming performance, he ... -
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The Snake in the Cell
John O’Donahue, in his book, Walking in Wonder, shares a story from India that is thousands of years old, but just as relevant today as it was back then. It’s about a man who was forced to spend a nig... -
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Frederick the Great & the Innocent Prisoners
There is a famous story about Emperor Frederick the Great visiting Potsdam Prison. As he spoke with the prisoners, each one insisted they were completely innocent of the crimes that led to their impri... -
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The Shawshank Redemption Story
In his book, Who is this Man ? , Author and Pastor John Ortberg describes the major themes of Holy Week present in the film The Shawshank Redemption : The hope of resurrection is woven into a t... -
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Punishing John Chrysostom Isn’t Easy
John Chrysostom, the eloquent Church Father, had incurred the wrath of the Byzantine (aka Roman) Emperor Arcadius. Enraged, the emperor consulted his counselors on how to punish the powerful preacher.... -
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An Invitation To Find our Hearts
Holy silence is spacious and inviting. You can drink it down…During congregational silences, in meditation rooms or halls, in prison cells and meeting rooms, in silent confession at church, all these ... -
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You’ll Get Through This
You fear you won’t. We all do. We fear that the depression will never lift, the yelling will never stop, the pain will never leave…We wonder: Will this gray sky ever brighten ? This load ever lighten... -
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When Ideas have Consequences
In 1889, the French novelist Paul Bourget penned The Disciple , where he depicted the life of a renowned philosopher and psychologist, whose existence was marked by a seemingly monotonous routine... -
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Stuck in the Houses Our Words Construct
All day long, all of us are framing and reframing our lives. We talk about the memory of our adorable but sexist grandpa. We label ourselves as movie critics or introverts or justice-lovers. We say th... -
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The Power of Silence in a Prayerful Life
The Desert Saint John Climacus placed a strong emphasis on the role of silence in the life of prayer. In his guidebook to the spiritual life, he had this to say: Intelligent silence is the mother of... -
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The Line Runs Through
In any polarized situation, the overriding human tendency is to draw a line with oneself and one’s allies on the good side and the opposing party on the wicked side, with very little attempt made by e... -
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Harry Potter’s Dementors & Depression
When J. K. Rowling created the Harry Potter universe, she naturally drew on her own experiences to flesh it out. This is true even for such alarming creatures as ‘dementors’. These are soulless beings... -
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God’s timetable
In Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat , the narrator encourages the imprisoned Joseph not to despair because “I’ve read the book and you come out on top.” Unfortun... -
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Keeping a Good [Hu]man Down
Martin Luther King, Jr. was right: We can overcome, despite adversity, the trend toward mediocrity, and the temptation to rationalize our weaknesses. You simply cannot keep a good person down. Crippl... -
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“I am Buying Your Soul”
One of the most powerful illustrations of grace and mercy in all of western literature has to be the great scene between Monseigneur Bienvenu and Jean Valjean in the stirring epic Les Miserables by Vi... -
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My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
God’s goal is people. He’ll stir up a storm to display his power. He’ll keep you out of Asia so you’ll speak to Lydia. He’ll place you in prison so you’ll talk to the jailer. He might even sideline a ... -
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The Effects of Light Deprivation
Psychologists tell us that one of the most difficult conditions a person can be forced to bear is light deprivation. Darkness, in fact, is often used in military captivity or penal institutions to bre... -
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The Life-Sustaining Power of Hope
Survival requires more than the basic biological necessities we readily acknowledge—oxygen, food, and water. It also demands something less tangible but equally vital: hope. When hope vanishes, the hu... -
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The Cave
The Cave One of the most famous passages in Plato's Republic is his "Allegory of the Cave," which is found at the beginning of book seven . Socrates imagines the human condition al... -
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Sophie’s Choice: The Hardest Decision You’ll Ever Make
One of the saddest, most depressing movies I’ve ever seen would have to be Sophie’s Choice. I was a kid when it came out, so I didn’t see it until much later, after I was grown. By that time, I had he... -
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No Exit
In his play No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre gives his own vision of hell. Two women and a man, doomed to perdition, enter a room that seems to threaten no torment. But they are sentenced to remain together ... -
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Your Cell Will Teach You Everything
A certain brother went to Abbot Moses in Scete, and asked him for a good word. And the Elder said to him: Go, sit in your cell and your cell will teach you everything. An elder said: The monk’s ce... -
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The Empty Bench
The character Quentin from Henry Miller’s Play, After the Fall explains a life without God: For many years I looked at life like a case at law. It was a series of proofs. When you’re young you prove ... -
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Taking Confession on an Airplane
Locked into captivity by an airplane seat, a kindly disposition of keeping a friend company, or a telephone connection, we become ex officio confessors to those with troubled consciences and traces, o... -
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A Trench in the Ground
At start of spring I open a trench in the ground. I put into it the winter’s accumulation of paper, pages I do not want to read. Again, useless words, fragments, errors. And I put into it the contents... -
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The Waiting Room
So here I sit in the waiting room. The receptionist took my name, recorded my insurance data, and gestured a chair. “Please have a seat. We will call you when the doctor is ready.” I look around. A mo... -
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Did You Know You Are Free?
This difference between possession and enjoyment is well illustrated in the story of Louis Delcourt. He was a young French soldier during the First World War who overstayed his leave and, fearing disg... -
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The Poisoner and the Pharmacist
A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked right up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked...
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- Reframing (5)
- Relationship with God (9)
- Relationships (11)
- Religion (6)
- Religion and Politics (4)
- Relying on Jesus (4)
- Remembering (5)
- Renewal (15)
- Renewing our Minds (4)
- Repentance (8)
- Repetition (3)
- Reputation (6)
- Rescue (19)
- Resentment (9)
- Resilience (21)
- Resisting Temptation (6)
- Respect (3)
- Responsibility (5)
- Rest (14)
- Restlessness (5)
- Restoration (7)
- Resurrection (9)
- Resurrection Life (4)
- Resurrection to New Life (6)
- Retreat (3)
- Returning to God (3)
- Revelation (11)
- Rhythms (3)
- Rhythms of Rest (3)
- Righteousness (5)
- Risks (5)
- Role Models (3)
- Romantic Relationships (9)
- Rootedness (6)
- Roots (5)
- Routines (3)
- The Roman Empire (3)
S
- Sabbath (5)
- Sacrifice (19)
- Sacrificial Living (3)
- Sacrificial Love (6)
- Safety (6)
- Salt (5)
- Salt and Light (4)
- Salvation (11)
- Sanctification (22)
- Satan (4)
- Savior (3)
- Scarcity (4)
- Scars (5)
- Science (11)
- Science and Religion (6)
- Screens (5)
- Scripture (16)
- Sea (4)
- Searching (5)
- Seasons (6)
- Secularism (5)
- Security (4)
- Seeking God (5)
- Seeking Happiness (6)
- Seeking the Kingdom (5)
- Seeking the Truth (13)
- Self-Absorption (5)
- Self-Acceptance (4)
- Self-Achievement (3)
- Self-Awareness (7)
- Self-Centeredness (6)
- Self-Control (4)
- Self-Deception (11)
- Self-Destruction (3)
- Self-Discipline (3)
- Self-Examination (3)
- Self-Image (4)
- Self-Importance (5)
- Self-Improvement (5)
- Self-Judgment (3)
- Self-Justification (6)
- Self-Knowledge (4)
- Self-Love (5)
- Self-Reliance (5)
- Self-Sacrifice (11)
- Self-Worth (5)
- Selfishness (6)
- Selflessness (4)
- Sermon on the Mount (7)
- Sermons (3)
- Servant Leadership (4)
- Servanthood (9)
- Service (4)
- Sex (9)
- Sexual Temptation (3)
- Shadow (4)
- Shame (6)
- Sharing the Gospel (3)
- Sheep (8)
- Shepherds (6)
- Sight (7)
- Silence (10)
- Silence (Spiritual Discipline) (4)
- Simplicity (4)
- Sin (11)
- Sin Nature (5)
- Sinfulness (9)
- Sins (17)
- Skepticism (7)
- Slavery (7)
- Sleep (4)
- Slowing Down (6)
- Smart Phones (6)
- Snakes (3)
- Social Class (3)
- Social Media (10)
- Social Status (3)
- Society (3)
- Soil (4)
- Solitude (11)
- Solutions (3)
- Solving Problems (3)
- Space (Outer) (3)
- Spending Time (3)
- Spiritual Blindness (5)
- Spiritual Direction (4)
- Spiritual Discernment (4)
- Spiritual Disciplines (8)
- Spiritual Formation (13)
- Spiritual Growth (7)
- Spiritual Leadership (7)
- Spiritual Maturity (4)
- Spiritual Nurture (10)
- Spiritual Practices (5)
- Spiritual Problems (5)
- Spiritual Thirst (5)
- Spiritual Transformation (14)
- Sports (17)
- Stable (3)
- Stars (3)
- Status Quo (4)
- Staying Humble (8)
- Stealing (4)
- Stewardship (6)
- Stillness (4)
- Storms (9)
- Strength (13)
- Strength of Character (4)
- Stress (6)
- Struggles (10)
- Struggles with Prayer (4)
- Stubbornness (3)
- Stuck (3)
- Stuffing Pain (3)
- Submission (6)
- Success (16)
- Suffering (20)
- Superheroes (4)
- Surprise (3)
- Surrender (9)
- Survival (4)
- The Sacraments (7)
- The Saints (6)
- The Soul (11)
- The Spiritual Life (8)
- The Star of Bethlehem (3)
T
- Taking A Leap Of Faith (6)
- Taking Stock (3)
- Taking Up the Cross (3)
- Talents (4)
- Talking (3)
- Teaching (3)
- Teamwork (4)
- Technology (5)
- Teenagers (6)
- Temptation (10)
- Testing (4)
- Thankfulness (3)
- The Twelve Disciples (4)
- Theology of Work (3)
- Thought Life (4)
- Thoughtfulness (3)
- Thoughts (8)
- Threats (5)
- Time (9)
- Tradition (5)
- Tragedy (5)
- Training (10)
- Transformation (19)
- Trauma (6)
- Treasure (8)
- Trees (14)
- Trials (5)
- Trouble (4)
- True Church (3)
- True Love (3)
- Trust (20)
- Trust in God (10)
- Trust in Jesus (4)
- Trust like a Child (4)
- Truth (9)
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V
W
- The Wild (6)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (5)
- Waiting (10)
- Waiting on God (4)
- Walking (5)
- Walls (3)
- Wandering (6)
- War (11)
- Warning Signs (3)
- Warnings (4)
- Weakness (7)
- Weddings (5)
- Western Culture (12)
- Wholeness (3)
- Wilderness (17)
- Willpower (3)
- Wine (4)
- Winning (3)
- Wisdom (10)
- Witnesses (7)
- Word of God (3)
- Words (8)
- Words vs. Actions (4)
- Work (11)
- Work and Rest (3)
- Work-Life Balance (9)
- Workmanship (4)
- Works-Righteousness (6)
- World (14)
- Worldliness (3)
- Worldly Power (6)
- Worldview (8)
- Worry (6)
- Worship (10)
- Wounds (7)
Illustration_categories by Reference
Genesis
Exodus
- Exod 1 (2)
- Exod 2 (2)
- Exod 3 (30)
- Exod 4 (8)
- Exod 5 (3)
- Exod 6 (1)
- Exod 10 (1)
- Exod 12 (1)
- Exod 13 (5)
- Exod 14 (13)
- Exod 15 (1)
- Exod 16 (15)
- Exod 17 (9)
- Exod 18 (5)
- Exod 19 (4)
- Exod 20 (11)
- Exod 22 (3)
- Exod 23 (3)
- Exod 24 (3)
- Exod 25 (2)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 30 (1)
- Exod 31 (5)
- Exod 32 (17)
- Exod 33 (11)
- Exod 34 (4)
- Exod 35 (4)
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Ruth
1 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (11)
- Ps 2 (4)
- Ps 3 (1)
- Ps 4 (2)
- Ps 5 (1)
- Ps 7 (1)
- Ps 8 (6)
- Ps 10 (2)
- Ps 13 (1)
- Ps 14 (2)
- Ps 15 (1)
- Ps 16 (12)
- Ps 17 (1)
- Ps 18 (4)
- Ps 19 (17)
- Ps 22 (8)
- Ps 23 (32)
- Ps 24 (5)
- Ps 25 (8)
- Ps 27 (11)
- Ps 29 (1)
- Ps 30 (1)
- Ps 31 (2)
- Ps 32 (9)
- Ps 33 (2)
- Ps 34 (24)
- Ps 36 (1)
- Ps 37 (18)
- Ps 38 (2)
- Ps 39 (2)
- Ps 40 (4)
- Ps 42 (24)
- Ps 43 (2)
- Ps 46 (27)
- Ps 48 (1)
- Ps 49 (2)
- Ps 51 (20)
- Ps 52 (1)
- Ps 55 (6)
- Ps 56 (3)
- Ps 61 (1)
- Ps 62 (5)
- Ps 63 (6)
- Ps 65 (2)
- Ps 66 (2)
- Ps 69 (1)
- Ps 72 (6)
- Ps 73 (7)
- Ps 77 (2)
- Ps 82 (9)
- Ps 84 (1)
- Ps 85 (3)
- Ps 86 (1)
- Ps 88 (3)
- Ps 90 (13)
- Ps 91 (4)
- Ps 92 (2)
- Ps 93 (1)
- Ps 94 (4)
- Ps 95 (3)
- Ps 96 (3)
- Ps 100 (3)
- Ps 101 (1)
- Ps 103 (15)
- Ps 104 (9)
- Ps 107 (2)
- Ps 110 (2)
- Ps 112 (2)
- Ps 115 (4)
- Ps 116 (4)
- Ps 118 (8)
- Ps 119 (38)
- Ps 121 (5)
- Ps 122 (1)
- Ps 123 (2)
- Ps 126 (3)
- Ps 127 (14)
- Ps 128 (1)
- Ps 130 (7)
- Ps 131 (5)
- Ps 133 (6)
- Ps 136 (2)
- Ps 138 (1)
- Ps 139 (35)
- Ps 141 (4)
- Ps 143 (2)
- Ps 145 (5)
- Ps 146 (4)
- Ps 147 (5)
- Ps 150 (1)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (2)
- Prov 2 (2)
- Prov 3 (30)
- Prov 4 (16)
- Prov 5 (1)
- Prov 6 (1)
- Prov 7 (1)
- Prov 8 (2)
- Prov 9 (3)
- Prov 10 (1)
- Prov 11 (10)
- Prov 12 (6)
- Prov 13 (3)
- Prov 14 (12)
- Prov 15 (9)
- Prov 16 (19)
- Prov 17 (8)
- Prov 18 (10)
- Prov 19 (10)
- Prov 20 (3)
- Prov 21 (2)
- Prov 22 (7)
- Prov 23 (1)
- Prov 24 (5)
- Prov 25 (3)
- Prov 26 (5)
- Prov 27 (7)
- Prov 28 (2)
- Prov 29 (4)
- Prov 31 (3)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (11)
- Isa 2 (1)
- Isa 6 (20)
- Isa 7 (3)
- Isa 9 (16)
- Isa 11 (1)
- Isa 12 (1)
- Isa 14 (2)
- Isa 25 (2)
- Isa 26 (10)
- Isa 28 (3)
- Isa 29 (1)
- Isa 30 (15)
- Isa 32 (1)
- Isa 37 (1)
- Isa 40 (45)
- Isa 41 (12)
- Isa 42 (9)
- Isa 43 (19)
- Isa 44 (1)
- Isa 45 (2)
- Isa 46 (1)
- Isa 47 (1)
- Isa 48 (8)
- Isa 49 (8)
- Isa 50 (1)
- Isa 52 (1)
- Isa 53 (31)
- Isa 54 (1)
- Isa 55 (36)
- Isa 57 (3)
- Isa 58 (18)
- Isa 59 (3)
- Isa 60 (7)
- Isa 61 (11)
- Isa 64 (8)
- Isa 65 (6)
- Isa 66 (1)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Amos
Nahum
Zephaniah
Matthew
- Matt 1 (8)
- Matt 2 (13)
- Matt 3 (3)
- Matt 4 (25)
- Matt 5 (53)
- Matt 6 (61)
- Matt 7 (33)
- Matt 8 (2)
- Matt 9 (7)
- Matt 10 (14)
- Matt 11 (27)
- Matt 12 (7)
- Matt 13 (17)
- Matt 14 (16)
- Matt 15 (6)
- Matt 16 (14)
- Matt 17 (4)
- Matt 18 (25)
- Matt 19 (3)
- Matt 20 (7)
- Matt 21 (9)
- Matt 22 (9)
- Matt 23 (15)
- Matt 24 (8)
- Matt 25 (25)
- Matt 26 (7)
- Matt 27 (7)
- Matt 28 (8)