66 illustrations found

• The Wood Frog Thaws Heart First

  The wood frog of the far north survives winter in a remarkable way. It freezes.

  Verses: Ezekiel 36:26; Proverbs 4:23; Psalm 51:10

  Themes: Faith, Hope, Redemption

• Thousands Came to Cane Ridge

  Barton W. Stone was the ordained minister at the Cane Ridge meeting house in Kentucky. In the summer of 1800 he traveled to Logan County to attend a revival led by James McGready.

  Verses: Acts 2:41; Acts 2:46-47; Isaiah 55:1

  Themes: Community, Faith, Hope

• Walter Scott Counted on His Fingers

  Walter Scott was an early preacher in the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. Studying Acts 2:38, he taught that people respond to God by believing, repenting, and being baptized, and that God responds with forgiveness of sins, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and eternal life.

  Verses: Acts 2:38; Matthew 16:16; Romans 1:16

  Themes: Faith, Hope, Service

• Water at the Well-House

  Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing as a small child, and for years she lived in what she later called a still, dark world. In March 1887 a teacher named Anne Sullivan came to Alabama.

  Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 6:9; John 4:14

  Themes: Hope, Patience, Perseverance

• Wesley’s Heart Was Strangely Warmed

  John Wesley was an ordained minister who had even sailed to America as a missionary. Yet he struggled.

  Verses: Romans 5:1; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 8:16

  Themes: Faith, Grace, Hope

• Wisdom Is Still Laying Eggs

  In 1956, biologists put a band on a Laysan albatross at Midway Atoll. She was already about five years old.

  Verses: Psalm 92:14; Isaiah 46:4; Psalm 71:18

  Themes: Faith, Hope, Perseverance