Brotherly Strife

Augustus Toplady, who wrote the famous hymn "Rock of Ages," called John Wesley a "tadpole in divinity." Wesley in turn called Toplady ...

Not My Fault

When someone opposes us, it's all too easy to consider that person the evil one.

Forgiving Others

The German philosopher Schopenhauer compared the human race to a bunch of porcupines huddling together on a cold winter's night. He said, "The ...

Fighting Words

Peter Muhlenberg gave perhaps the most dramatic sermon of the Revolutionary era.

Though Peter Muhlenberg had preached regularly for the cause of the American ...

Not What You Say, but How

Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by the wrong tone of voice.

The True Purpose of Marriage

I once met a man who said, "In the forty years we've been married, my wife and I haven't had an argument."

I said to him, "Well, ...

Remember the Feeling

One Saturday morning I awoke to the delightful smell of waffles and the sound of our two small boys in the kitchen with my husband. Padding down to breakfast, ...

Humor: United Divided Church

Pastor, on the phone: "Bad news, Bishop. Our church-planting team is divided on whether to call the new congregation 'First United Church' ...

Humor: If You Want Something Done...

If there had been a committee appointed, Noah's ark would never have been built.

Selfish Strife

The secret of every discord in Christian homes and communities and churches is that we seek our own way and our own glory.