Conversion Experience

I have been determined in captivity, and still am determined, to convert this experience into something useful and good for other people. I think that's ...

Made to Stretch

God created man something on the order of a rubber band. A rubber band is made to stretch. When it is not being stretched, it is small and relaxed; but ...

The Blessings of Spiritual Struggle

Blessed are you, if the struggle grows fierce against you at the time of prayer.

God's Harvest

There is an old legend that comes from a small town in Germany that for a number of years experienced very poor harvests. Finally those townspeople went ...

Count-It-All-Joy Parties

I know a pastor in Florida who used to have count-it-all-joy parties every now and then. He so believed this verse, that when he would face a difficult ...

God's Recipe for Life

When complimented on her homemade biscuits, the cook at a popular Christian conference center told Dr. Harry Ironside, "Just consider what goes into ...

Discovery in a Time of Dryness

In 1986 two brothers who live in a kibbutz near the Sea of Galilee made an incredible discovery. As these two Israeli fishermen monitored their equipment ...

Learning to Fly

In Run with the Horses, Eugene Peterson writes about seeing a family of birds teaching the young to fly. Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch ...

The Purpose of Discipline

Discipline ... is to strengthen and restore, not condemn or destroy.

A Scare Works Better than Advice

P.S. Regarding your D in biology, let me only say that sometimes a scare is worth more than good advice.

I love you,

Mom