Fisher of Men

Jens Oveson was fishing for salmon in central Norway's Gaula River when he was swept away by a strong current. Kjell Wilhelmsen, 55, spotted the man's ...

Christianity Simply Defined

Christianity can be condensed into four words: admit, submit, commit, and transmit.

Weak Preaching

Once when he was to preach at the University of Sydney in Australia, John Stott lost his voice. He says:

What can you do with a missionary who has no voice? ...

Costly Devotion

One day in the spring of 2001, Ken Waters awakened in his own bed for the first time in 19 years. Nineteen years ago Ken Waters was sentenced to life ...

"Schindler's List": People Rather Than Gold

The award winning film Schindler's List tells the story of how Oskar Schindler, a German entrepreneur, first exploits but later protects Jews in Poland. ...

God Converts Others through Us

When William Carey, the "father of modern missions," first tried to convince fellow Baptists that the Great Commission required them (not just ...

Winning a Child to Jesus

Winning a child to Christ is, of course, infinitely valuable in itself, but sometimes we are winning even more, as the following story shows:

Edward Kimball, ...

An Actor's Desire to Meet God

In the Chicago Tribune Magazine actor Kyle Chandler known for movies such as, “Friday Night Lights,” “Bloodline,” The Wolf of ...

Success after Discouragement

"My heart is sunk…. It seemed to me I should never have any success among the Indians. My soul was weary of my life; I longed for death, beyond measure." ...

William Carey's Dream

Some people thought he was a nut. He was just a shoemaker, after all, and an average one at that. But in the evenings, after work, he studied Greek, Hebrew, ...