This is a story told by Dr. Benjamin Alexander of American University. A medical student had dissected a cadaver completely. He then asked the professor, “I opened every organ of the body and found no soul. How can people say a soul exists?” The instructor asked him,...
As you spend time with family and reflect on your blessings, take a moment to watch Abraham Lincoln's proclamation on Thanksgiving. Have a blessed day.
By: Dave Illingworth Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar told a story about Bear Bryant and his quarterback, Roddy Osborne, at a football game between Alabama and Auburn that had a very dramatic ending. Listening to the story, I was confused—I have followed college...
By: Dave Illingworth Getting it wrong: Greek philosopher Celsus wrote, “Christians utterly defeat themselves. They slander each other with the vilest forms of abuse.” Getting it right: Jesus said, “By this everyone will know you are my disciples, if you...
By: Dave Illingworth In 1985 I was the General Manager of the Cincinnati region of Toyota Motors Sales, USA. We were having a regional dealer meeting in Traverse City, MI. I had invited retired offensive lineman Jerry Kramer and Fuzzy Thurston of the Champion...
By: Dave Illingworth The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus recorded, “a woman in all things is inferior to a man.” Women were treated badly in both the ancient Roman and Jewish worlds. Roman women had no rights, were not allowed to own property, and held the...
By: Dave Illingworth Getting it wrong: “This (immigration) isn’t about religion.” - Houston Texans football players to Atheist teammate Arian Foster Getting it right: “Love your neighbor...” (Matthew 5:43; Matthew 19:19; Mark 12:33; Luke 10:27; John...
By: Dave Illingworth In 1969 I started working at Chrysler Corporation in the Dodge division at the field office in Portland, OR. As a new hire, I was expected to work up to 18 months in the office and then be sent out as a district sales manager calling on...
By: Dave Illingworth Getting it wrong: “I give God 10%. Why do I need to give you 18%?” (A note left for an Applebee’s waitress in St. Louis, MO.) Getting it right: Jesus said, “It’s more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 Chelsa Welsh,...
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy set an unheard of goal for America when before a joint session of the United States Congress he declared, “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieve the goal before the decade is out of landing a man on the...
By: Dave Illingworth Getting it wrong: Gandhi, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so not like your Christ.” Getting it right: Jesus said, “Love your neighbor.” (Matthew 22:37) Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu...
By: JDI - Dave Illingworth I once read about a nine-year-old boy whose father was a poor, uneducated farmer. The boy’s mother, his only source of inspiration and love, was dying. She struggled to whisper her last desperate words to the boy and his sister. She...