A Measurement of Health

Twice it has been my privilege to introduce [quadriplegic] Joni Eareckson. ... Each time I have ventured to predict that her message would show her to ...

God Gives Real Tests

God is always testing us, and his testing does not come when we are warned and ready. Anyone can pass a test then. ...

God's tests catch us unprepared, ...

Burned or Purified?

Warren Wiersbe says that realism is idealism that has been through the fire and got purified; cynicism is idealism that has been through the fire and ...

Growing Saints Takes Time

The church should be a community of dates instead of pumpkins. Pumpkins you can harvest in six months. Dates have to be planted and tended by people who ...

Sun Alone Creates a Desert

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

Going Beyond Past Achievements

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Childlike Faith

Faith is an area where growing up means we must become more like a child.

Moving Forward or Falling Off

The Christian walk is much like riding a bicycle; we are either moving forward or falling off.

No End to Growth

The landscape gardener looked surprised. "Will you say that again, ma'am?" The lady-of-the-house waved a hand to include the several-acre ...

Christians Who Stop Growing

I met a young man not long ago who dives for exotic fish for aquariums. He said one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that ...