Sin's Opposite

We live under the illusion that if we can acquire complete control, we can understand God, or we can write the great American novel. But the only way ...

Power in Narrow Channels

Great messages can be sent along slender wires. The peace-giving witness of the Holy Spirit can reach the heart by means of a threadlike faith which seems ...

Principal Exercises: Faith and Prayer

The principal work of the Spirit is faith ... the principal exercise of faith is prayer.

Faith: "Yes" of the Heart

Faith is the "yes" of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one's life.

The Truth Is Mightier

The truth is mightier than eloquence, the Spirit greater than genius, faith more than education.

Fear of Falling

In May 1995, Randy Reid, a 34-year-old construction worker, was welding on top of a nearly completed water tower outside Chicago. According to writer ...

Putting Faith to the Test

Robert Chesebrough believed in his product. He's the fellow who invented Vaseline, a petroleum jelly refined from rod wax, the ooze that forms on ...

Faith and Obedience, on the Same Coin

The Bible recognizes no faith that does not lead to obedience, nor does it recognize any obedience that does not spring from faith. The two are at opposite ...

Hurry to the Tomb

The Easter vigil gives us a sense of urgency as people hurry to and from an empty tomb.

We must shake off our comas and stupors and lazy sleeping. We must ...

Disarmed by Prayer

According to an Associated Press account, Cindy Hartman of Conway, Arkansas, walked into her house to answer the phone and was confronted by a burglar. ...