What We Can Do--With God

There is an enormous gap between what we think we can do and what God calls us to do. Our ideas of what we can do or want to do are trivial; God's ...

He Must Increase

When Mother Teresa was passing through a crowd in Detroit a woman remarked, "Her secret is that she is free to be nothing. Therefore God can use ...

Contrasting Law and Gospel

What the law tried to do by a restraining power from without, the gospel does by an inspiring power from within.

Moody's Motivator

"Auntie" Sarah Cooke: Her prayers changed Moody's ministry

"Few persons in Chicago were better known in certain religious circles than ...

Armed with Scripture

A simple layman armed with Scripture is to be believed above a pope or a cardinal without it.

Reminded of Our Power

On July 15, 1986, Roger Clemens, the sizzling right-hander for the Boston Red Sox, started his first All-Star Game. In the second inning, he came to bat, ...

Frozen Spiritual Batteries

As those who live in the North know, when temperatures plunge well below zero, few cars left outside will start. The oil thickens and holds engine parts ...

Doing Nothing and Doing Everything

Many Christians feel more comfortable with the idea that apart from Christ they can do nothing, than they do with the other side of that coin: that they ...

Demonic Oppression

When I suspect demon oppression, I usually pray silently. Demons, as spiritual creatures, can "hear" whether I speak aloud or not.

The Holy Spirit: Missing

In many Christian circles the Holy Spirit is either neglected, forgotten, or misunderstood. The One given to unite the body of Christ is the center of ...