The Contented Fisherman

In Our Daily Bread, Philip Parham tells the story of a rich industrialist who was disturbed to find a fisherman sitting lazily beside his boat.

"Why ...

The Dangers of Hurrying

Some time ago, a newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, carried the story of Tattoo, the basset hound. Tattoo didn't intend to go for an evening run, but ...

Life in the Fast Lane

The problem with

living life in the fast

lane--you get to the

toll booth quicker.

Answering the Wrong Questions

A careful look at the gospels shows that Jesus seldom accepted the questions posed to him. He exposed them as coming from the house of fear. ... To none ...

The Christian's Bed Is Smooth

I once heard the testimony of a woman who said she knew she was a Christian now by looking at her bed. When asked why, she said, "Before, when I ...

The Blessings of Pressure

Pressure consistently drives me back to a happy and thoroughly satisfying recognition that I am the object of God's call in a specific, special way. ...

Giving Brings More Gifts

When we give to others, God gives us something in return: freedom from the tyranny of our problems.

The Dangers of Stress

The pressures of the ministry eat at the heart muscle of any man, or the stomach lining, or the arteries, all of which compose the miracle that is the ...

Jesus Is the Ultimate Counselor

If you were to have psychotherapy, after a brief while you would feel terrific because everything that's negative about you gets transferred over ...

Where's Everyone Going, Anyway?

Hamsters in cages run the rat race. They get in their wheels and run nine thousand miles, but never get anywhere. And it can be like that in the church: ...