Oak Trees and Successful Environments (Sermon Illustration)

Oak Trees and Successful Environments (Sermon Illustration)

In America, we like to glorify the self-made man or woman. We love a good rags-to-riches success story. Don’t we? And while it’s true that much of their success comes from hard work, we often forget that nobody is ever successful all on their own. There are always other factors involved. In his book, Outliers:…

Dad Books Six Flights To Be With Flight Attendant Daughter (Sermon Illustration)

Dad Books Six Flights To Be With Flight Attendant Daughter (Sermon Illustration)

One father proved that his love for his daughter reached to the sky, literally. When Hal Vaughan learned that his daughter Pierce Vaughan, a flight attendant for Delta Airlines, had to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, he didn’t let that stop them from enjoying Christmas together. Hal booked six tickets so that he could…

A Melted Bible in the Wreckage of 9/11 (Sermon Illustration)

A Melted Bible in the Wreckage of 9/11 (Sermon Illustration)

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, photographer, Joel Meyerowitz, spent nine months at Ground Zero, documenting the recovery and the wreckage. On March 30, 2002, Joel was taking photos inside the area of the south tower, when a fireman called to him and handed him…