Unused Spiritual Resources

During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, ...

Man Wears Seatbelt After Friend Has Accident

Tim Keller wrote:

I used to go visit my brother in law, and he would never wear a seat belt in the car. I always berated him for it. I remember one time ...

Busy Pastor Learns Hurry Destroys Souls

Pastor and author John Ortberg writes:

Not long after moving to Chicago, I called a wise friend to ask for some spiritual direction. I described the pace ...

Popular Teenager Finds God Through Tragedy

David Gushee writes:

Before I decided to live for Christ, I'd party with friends. As a guy who wanted to be a "cool and popular jock," I ...

Sheep Teach Pastor about Ministry

In his book Building a Church of Small Groups, Bill Donahue relays a story from his time as a part-time youth pastor while attending seminary. He was ...

Palestinian Pastor Learns to Love Enemies

Bible College professor Yohanna Katanacho pastored a small church in the Israeli city of Jerusalem. As a Palestinian living in Israel, and a Christian ...

Augustine on Faith, Hope, and Love

There is no love without hope, no hope without love, and neither hope nor love without faith.

Augustine on Being Displeased with Our Old Natures

What you are must always displease you, if you would attain that which you are not.

Poem Illustrates Human Nature

In a poem entitled, "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters," Portia Nelson writes these words:

Chapter I: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole ...

Bonhoeffer on the Study of Scripture

Because I am a Christian, therefore, every day in which I do not penetrate more deeply into the knowledge of God's Word in Holy Scripture is a lost ...