Intercessory Prayer for a Fearful Friend

Arlyn Lawrence writes in "The Other Great Commission?":

Carrie was a casual acquaintance from church—an outgoing person with a quick smile ...

Raising Safe Kids Is a Spiritual Disaster

You may not want to hear this, but raising safe, Christian kids is a spiritual disaster in the making. Your effort will produce shallow faith and wimpy ...

Chinese Children Stand for Christ

Near the beginning of 2005, Chinese officials from the Public Security Bureau burst into a Sunday school room at a local church. They found 30 children ...

Philosophy Professor Experiences Suffering

Philosophy professor David Gushee shares:

Early in 2006, my 18-year-old daughter, Holly, pulled in front of a Chevy Tahoe on a rainy, windswept night and ...

Man Refuses to Deny Jesus While under Attack

Following Sunday worship services on January 8, 2006, five young men attacked and threatened to kill a Protestant church leader in Turkey's fourth ...

The Difference Between Courage and Fear

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."

—General George Patton, as heard from Chaplain George Metcalf

Grieving Mother Reaches Out after Child's Murder

Yvonne Pointer was one of ten children born to "a wonderful mother and father," although she admits: "I was the worst one of the kids. ...

We Still Have Value to God

Have you ever felt dirty, broken, or worthless? Everyone has.

But if someone offered you a $20 bill, would you take it? What if that person wadded it up ...

It's Official: Stress Causes Illness

In December of 2005, a team of Australian researchers scientifically confirmed a long-suspected link between emotional stress and illness. The group from ...

The Golden Gate Bridge's "Dance of Danger"

Newspapers called it the "Dance of Danger"—bridge construction on top of swaying catwalks and high towers, sometimes hundreds of feet ...