Forgiving Actions

The following story is from an article titled "Your Daffodils are Pretty," (Christianity Today, March 2, 1979, p. 18), in which Josephine Ligon ...

Great Therapy

Karl Menninger, the [late] psychiatrist, was asked what someone should do who feels on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His advice? "Lock your house, ...

In His Name

When my daughter Aimee was in nursery school, she'd come home each day with drawings, collages, and other projects. Next to her own name she'd ...

Boredom Breeds Sin

Many think the Christian life is prosaic, dull, uneventful. It is anything but that! If it appears that way, it is almost certainly a life out of focus ...

An Example of Giving

Oseola McCarty, 87, did one thing all her life: laundry. Now she's famous for it--or at least for what she did with her profits.

For decades, Miss ...

Don't Confuse Work and Fruit

Do not confound work and fruit. There may be a good deal of work for Christ that is not the fruit of the heavenly Vine.

The Blessings of Charity

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again and ten times more.

Faith Blossoms on the Other Side

A certain lady loved flowers and plants. She planted a rare vine against the stone wall near the back of her yard. She nurtured it, and it grew well. ...

Godly Behavior

Love when you expect no love in return.

Do good without expecting thanks.

Lend when you do not hope for a return.

This will make us act like the sons and ...

Happiness in Service

One thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.