One Escapes from Grave

Phil Callaway writes in Men of Integrity:

One sleepy Sunday afternoon when my son was five-years-old, we drove past a cemetery together. Noticing a large ...

Death of Friend Helps Philip Yancey See Easter in New Light

Philip Yancey writes in "The Great Reversal”:

After years of urban living had ground down my childhood love of nature, I found it suddenly rekindled ...

Desiring Less Than What God Can Give

In his book The Divine Commodity, Skye Jethani shares a story from a trip he took to India with his father. While walking the streets of New Delhi, a ...

The God of Exodus and Easter

The gospel message says: "You don't live in a mechanistic world ruled by necessity; you don't live in a random world ruled by chance; you ...

"Seinfeld": True Conversion

Seinfeld is a popular television comedy based on the humor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In a scene from an episode entitled "The Conversion," ...

Prop Illustration for Good Friday Service

Texts: Assorted texts from the Passion accounts of the Gospels and Isaiah 52:13–53:12

Principle: The weight of the sins we have committed and the ...

An Empty Tomb Perspective

What one sees depends on where one sets up one's shop. Mine is at the entrance of the empty tomb.

—W. Paul Jones, Roman Catholic priest

How Tapas Illustrate the Gospel

Is our gospel too small? From what Jesus says, I think that God likes small. Small and hidden, actually.

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It ...

Woman Rides Out Hurricane Gustav

What do you need in a pinch? What do you rely on in a disaster, when things are falling apart in your world? What do you trust in when your survival is ...

Former Convict's Journey to Christ

After years of street violence, drug use, and thievery, Fernando "Fernie" Aranda was sent to prison to a serve a 25-years-to-life sentence. ...