When the Going Gets Tough ...

A weak faith is weakened by predicaments and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them. (Note: Viktor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor) ...

Worship When You Feel Weary

"I can't do it!" I cried to God. "I can't handle the housework, my work, the loneliness of a husband who works so much." Then ...

Built-In Character

There was a family in the San Francisco Bay area that grew up with commitment. The son's name was David Kraft. His father was a pastor, a godly pastor ...

Out of Gas

One New Year's Day, in the Tournament of Roses parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held ...

To Kiss a Leper

One day while Francis was praying fervently to God, he received an answer: "O Francis, if you want to know my will, you must hate and despise all ...

Know Your Strengths

Few of us really know our strengths. The great teachers, and great leaders, recognize strengths and focus on them.

Idiosyncrasies Are OK

If you discover your strength and work from there, some weaknesses become lovable idiosyncrasies.

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 ...

If God Be for Us ...

Do not weigh highly who may be for you or against you. But take thought and care that God be with you in everything you do. Have a good conscience, and ...

Power from the Story

Sometimes telling a story has as much effect on the teller as it does the listeners. Martin Buber, the Jewish philosopher, recalls:

"My grandfather ...