Our Real Enemies

The real enemies of our life are the "oughts" and the "ifs." They pull us backward into the unalterable past and forward into the ...

Omnipotent Media

Speaking to a group of broadcasters, Ted [Turner] described who God really was: "Delegates to the United Nations are not as important as the people ...

Focusing on the Right Things

Tom Friends of The New York Times asked coach Jimmy Johnson what he told his players before leading the Dallas Cowboys onto the field for the 1993 Super ...

The True Meaning of Lust

There is a story of two Buddhist monks walking in a drenching thunderstorm. They came to a stream, and it was swollen out of its banks. A beautiful young ...

The Sign of Secret Fear

A closed mind is a sign of hidden doubt.

Pessimists and Idealists

Every age suffers its pessimists; every age needs its idealists.

Divine Divination

[Part] of the equipment we need for life in a secular setting is the ability to discern spirits. It takes advanced Christian training to learn to tell ...

Out of Control

When my life is out of control, my mind is out of control.

God Always Provides Escape

Escape

Our train rolled into Kansas City at 1 a.m. Dim lights came on to help the new passengers find seats. Many of us who had been riding home through ...

In Search of the Thinking Christian

The church can't be blamed for all the ailments of the world. On the other hand, I'm quite willing to concede and insist that the church has unnecessarily ...