Doctor Describes the Healing Power of Hope

When Jerome Groopman diagnosed patients with serious diseases, the Harvard Medical School professor discovered that all of them were "looking for ...

Woman Finds Peace on the Journey

Catherine Marshall writes in, "Touching the Heart of God":

My friend Marge had an experience aboard a plane bound for Cleveland, waiting for ...

Friends Carry Doubting Widower

In the book Stories for the Journey, William R. White tells about a European seminary professor named Hans and his wife, Enid. World War II forced them ...

New Hampshire Landmark Crumbles

Jayne O'Conner said, "I grew up thinking that someone was watching over me. I feel a little less watched over now." She was talking about ...

Billy Graham Confident of Final Destination

In January 2000, leaders of Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon. Billy initially hesitated to accept the ...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's Encouraging Wife

David Jeremiah shared the following story of encouragement:

Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might not have listed among the great names ...

Clothed for Entrance to Heaven

I make no claim to being a good golfer, but I love to play golf, watch golf, and on good nights I even dream golf.

So when I was invited to attend the ...

Consider Hell's Reality

The phone call came early on a Friday morning:

"Hello. David Noel?"

"Yes."

"This is your neighbor, Mrs. Waldron."

"Who?"

Trusting Like a Cat

The best parable of trust we have in our home is our cat, Clement of Alexandria. When our cat goes outside, he lives in terror. He looks around as though ...

True Shame and False Shame

Shame is only partly about blameworthiness. Of course, we do feel ashamed of ourselves when we are guilty, and we should. Sin is, after all, a disgrace. ...