The Oldest Tricks in the Book

Author Jen Wilkin writes:

I learned to cook with the most basic tools under the tutelage of my step-mother. Bacon was fried in a cast-iron skillet, turned ...

Martin Luther Sparked Mass Literacy

Writing systems are thousands of years old and are found in ancient Sumer, China, and Egypt. But even in the most literate ancient societies only a small ...

When COVID-19 Hurts, The Bible Brings Hope

In times of trial and trouble, many Americans turn to the Bible for encouragement. And with good reason, according to a new study. In the middle of a ...

A Missionary's Prayer Experiment Brings Lasting Transformation

In 1908 James Fraser gave up a promising career in order to be a missionary to China. He worked hard to learn the language and culture in order to share ...

High School Student Injects Self with the Bible and Quran

Many pastors challenge their hearers to meditate on Scripture. But a teenager in France took this idea in completely wrong direction.

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Woman Wins $10,000 By Reading Fine Print

Be sure to read the fine print. We’ve all heard it, but how many people do it? At least one and it just netted her an easy $10,000. St. Petersburg-based ...

How a Movie Plot Twist Changes the Way We Read the Old Testament

All of Scripture speaks of Jesus. Once we read about him in the New Testament, we can never read the Old Testament the same way. Tremper Longman III explains ...

Preaching The Gospel To Yourself

In his classic history of the Civil War, author Shelby Foote relates the story of Commodore Andrew H. Foote who partnered with Ulysses S. Grant to capture ...

Look at Your Fish

The writer David McCullough tacked a plaque above his desk that reads: “Look at your Fish.” It’s a story about the value of seeing.

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Bibles Spared from Church Fire

A devastating fire ravaged the building housing Freedom Ministries Church in West Virginia. It was intense enough to justify a joint response from several ...