Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus – Thessalonians 5:16-18. John had finally hit bottom: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful divorce; his two […]
There’s a story about a city dweller who was visiting relatives on a farm and the farmer gave a whistle and his dog herded the cattle into the corral, then the dog latched the gate with her paw. “Wow, that’s […]
At the age of forty-seven, Nick Thomas found himself unemployed and under tremendous financial pressure. Though he had had a successful career in the Air Force and the insurance business, some reversals had set him back and left him with […]
Do you ever feel like throwing in the towel? Maybe the pressure at work is too much; maybe the problems in your marriage seem overwhelming; or perhaps the goal you have strived for years to attain remains just beyond your […]
One day a farmer’s old mule fell into an empty well. The farmer was disappointed to lose his good mule, but he concluded that the mule couldn’t be rescued, because the well was too narrow and too deep to retrieve […]
For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. This is the wonderful message he has given us to tell others. We are Christ’s ambassadors, and God is using us to speak […]
In August of 1963, due to his ailing health and increasing responsibilities, C.S. Lewis announced his retirement from Cambridge University. His stepson Douglas Gresham and friend Walter Hooper were sent to the university to sort out his affairs and bring […]
The purse was a really beautiful, quite fashionable little bag. Made from alligator skin the delicate items preserved inside reveal details of the life of its owner, Marian Meanwell. Marian made hats for a living. But this time, her travels […]
A submarine was being tested and had to remain submerged for many hours. When it returned to the harbor, the captain was asked, “How did the terrible storm last night affect you?” The officer looked at him in surprise and […]
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great […]
