Motivation

Wiersbe - "Heaven Isn’t Simply a Destination” (illustration)

“For the Christian, Heaven isn’t simply a destination; it’s a motivation. (Warren Wiersbe) …

My Dad Knew How to Motivate me to Work (illustration)

I remember when I was a boy growing up on the farm and how I hated all the work I had to do. My dad was a firm believer that if we ate at the family table we needed to help produce the food on the table. When I was in elementary school he would ask me to go to the cornfield with…

The Farmer Who Couldn’t Get Out of The Grave (illustration)

There was a certain man who often walked through a cemetery on his way home. However, one night, though, unaware that a new grave had been dug in his path, he tumbled in the new grave. For some time, afterwards, he struggled to get out of the 7 foot deep grave, until finally he g …

David Livingston’s Decision to be a Missionary (illustration)

One Sunday evening, David Livingstone sat in the Aberdeen Music Hall listening to a service lead by the London Missionary Society. When the service was over, Livingstone looked wistfully after the team as they filed out the door. The look on his face attracted the attention of a …

Press Club Award to 81 Year Old (illustration)

Carl Hubbs, 81, professor of biology emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, drew a prolonged ovation when he accepted an award in 1975 from the San Diego Press Club. “I really don’t know why I’m receiving this,” he said apologetically. “All I’ve ever d …