{"id":40243,"date":"2016-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/frog-who-thought-he-could-fly\/"},"modified":"2016-11-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T00:00:00","slug":"frog-who-thought-he-could-fly","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/frog-who-thought-he-could-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Frog Who Thought He Could Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time there was a frog who lived in the north and wanted to go south for the winter as the swans did. Each year that frog watched the swans fly south while he shivered in the snow and cold. Then he got an idea. He went to the swans and asked to go with them. &quot;You can&#39;t fly!&quot; they responded.<\/p>\n\n<p>&quot;I know,&quot; the frog said, &quot;but I have a wonderful idea. 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