Sermon Illustrations

Subject: CNN-anything for the story

A photographer for CNN was assigned to cover southern California ’s wildfires. He wanted pictures of the heroic work the firefighters were doing as they battled the blazes. When the photographer arrived on the scene, he realized the

smoke was so thick it would seriously impede, or even make impossible, his getting good photographs from the ground level. He requested permission from his boss to rent a plane and take photos from the air. His request was approved, and

he used his cell phone to call the local county airport to charter a flight. He was told a single engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.

Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted ’Let’s go!’

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and roared down the runway. Once airborne, the photographer said to the pilot, ’Fly over the valley, make two or...

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