Holocaust Victim Forgives Captor

Corrie Ten Boom and her family secretly housed Jews in their home during WW II. Their "illegal" activity was discovered, and Corrie and her sister Bessie ...

Allure of Adultery

Chuck Colson writes in Breakpoint:

I still remember my sadness on hearing that an old friend, and someone I believed was a sincere Christian, was leaving ...

Why Failure Lingers

Failures take on a life of their own because the brain remembers incomplete tasks or failures longer than any success or completed activity. It’s ...

The Path to Sexual Sin

A common path to sexual sin is the notion that feelings are not only all-important but also totally uncontrollable; they just happen to you.

Beyond Feelings

Feeling better has become more important to us than finding God.

A Problem with Happiness

If your happiness (or health) depends on what somebody else says (or does), I guess you do have a problem.

The Real Source of Happiness

Occasionally on the news, they will have an expose of the happiness industry. These are people who, for a fee, of course, will help you be happy. For ...

Joy a Decision

Being glad is a decision of my will, not an expression of my emotions.

God's Presence--In Us

The emotional ecstasy of Black Protestant worship symbolizes a profound religious truth: the preeminent place of God's presence in this world is the ...

Developing Christian Maturity

A big part of Christian maturity is learning to let God keep you steady and to be ruled less and less by your emotions and circumstances.