by Aaron Schweizer | Dec 12, 2023 | Gratitude, Sacrifice, Stewardship
As a five-year-old at Christmas I remember how excited I was to get my first bike. It was a yellow BMX Huffy, a mean machine for a kid in the late 70s. It is one of my fondest memories because I remember my dad teaching me to ride, although I admit I was more than...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 14, 2020 | Gratitude, Sermon Illustrations
In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, “Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?” The rabbi answers, “Take your goat into the room with you.” The man in incredulous, but the rabbi insists. “Do as I say and come back in...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Nov 12, 2019 | Encouragement, Gratitude, Sermon Illustrations, Thanksgiving
Tracy Autler’s life changed in a very unexpected way on Thanksgiving Day, 1993. Tracy was a single mother, living in an apartment in a rough neighborhood, she was doing her best to raise a three-year old while preparing for the birth of her second child, at that...