Illustrations
Need a great story to support your points? From this page you can search for key terms like TRUST and see all of our Illustrations dealing with the topic of trust. Check back often as we regularly add to this archive.
Death
A group of nine-year-olds was asked their opinions on the subject of death. Jim said, “When you die, they bury you in the ground and your soul goes to heaven; but your body can’t go to heaven because it’s too crowded up there already.” J...
Fathers, Pets
The children begged for a hamster, and after the usual fervent vows that they alone would care for it, they got one. They named it Danny. Two months later, when Mom found herself responsible for cleaning and feeding the creature, she loc...
Dedication
Nothing prepared Mary Lee Bright for the pain of losing a stillborn child and of nearly dying herself. When she learned she was expecting again, friends feared and were afraid. This pregnancy, too, appeared troubled. But Mary determined ...
Community
John Ortberg tells the story of a friend who made his first trip south of the Mason-Dixon Line from Chicago to Georgia. On his first morning in the South, he went into a restaurant to order breakfast, and it seemed that every dish includ...
Adapting, Weight
The wife noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his ample stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, she quipped, “I don’t think that is going to help much, hon.”...
Authority
Sam Bronfman, the late CEO of a large company, entered a crowded conference room. Anxious to get on with the meeting, he sat in the nearest chair. One of his young assistants immediately said, “No, Mr. Bronfman, you’re supposed to sit at...
Correction, Starting Fresh
An irate subscriber stormed into a newspaper office waving the current edition, asking to see “whoever wrote the obituary column”. When referred to a young reporter, he stormed, “You can see I’m very much alive, and you’ve put me in the ...
Obedience, Listening
In a recent Turning Point Daily Devotional, David Jeremiah relates this story: During the mid-twentieth century, one of the most recognizable brand icons in America was a dog sitting in front of an old-time gramophone, head cocked, liste...
Age, Vanity
As a professional photographer, Ruth Van Bergen specialized in celebrity portraits. One time a wealthy woman complained that Van Bergen’s photo wasn’t nearly as good as the first one she had taken. “You must forgive...
