Seeing a Sermon

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.

The Power of a Father's Example

Pastor James Ryle tells his story: When he was 2 years old, his father was sent to prison. When he was 7, authorities placed him in an orphanage. At 19, ...

We Can Do All Things

Guideposts published the story of Jim Stovall, who became totally blind at age 29. While he still had partial vision, he volunteered at a school for the ...

An Eclipse Is Not Unseen

Take heed to yourselves also because there are many eyes upon you. So there will be many who observe your fall. If you miscarry, the world will also echo ...

On the Night Shift

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the story of Nicholas Zenns. On his night job at Taco Bell, 17-year-old Nicholas was taking orders at the drive-up ...

Thinking with the Saints

Saints are people who manage to love God more than life itself. They manage to love neighbor more than self and thereby find true life. Saints are people ...

Our Example

Thou the Cross didst bear:

What bear I?

Thou the Thorn didst wear:

What wear I?

Thou to death didst dare:

What dare I?

Thou for me dost care:

What care I?

A Shining Light

I am the light of the world, the founder of the Christian religion said. What a stupendous phrase! And how particularly marvelous today, when one is conscious ...

Christ's Courageous Example

During World War I, a British commander was preparing to lead his soldiers back to battle. They'd been on furlough, and it was a cold, rainy, muddy ...

The Problem with the Messengers

Who will listen to the message of God's understanding and love when the messengers of that God are examples of anything but that?