Ministry Leader in Uganda Finds God's Surprising Confirmation

Chuck Swindoll shares the following story about a conversation with a Christian leader who started a new ministry for the Navigators in Uganda. The man ...

Precipitous Rise in Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in the U.S.

In any given year, 18 percent of Americans will suffer from an anxiety disorder. That's twice the number of those who suffer from depression. If you ...

Prayers from Haitian Christians Express Trust in God

Eleanor Turnbull, a veteran missionary to Haiti, collected and translated the prayers of the Christians who lived in the mountains of Haiti. These profound ...

We Can't Live Without Hope

Human beings can live for forty days without food, four days without water, and four minutes without air. But we cannot live for four seconds without ...

Young Boy Struggles to Move a Desk Without His Dad's Help

Kyle Idleman writes in “Not a Fan”:

When I started a new church in Los Angeles County, California, I found that I was overwhelmed with pressure ...

True Faith Is Like Grabbing a Rope from Our Rescuer

Philosopher Nicholas Beale and scientist John Polkinghorne use the following story to illustrate the nature of biblical faith:

A philosopher, a scientist, ...

Our Overreliance on Experts' Predictions

In his book Future Babble, journalist Dan Gardner explores our obsession with "experts" who claim to predict future events. Gardner relies on ...

Experiencing God's Grace Changes Our Hearts

In his book The Prodigal God, Tim Keller uses the following story to illustrate how experiencing God's grace can transform our life:

The acclaimed ...

The Worthlessness of Idols

"The worst thing about idols, as the Hebrew scriptures so tirelessly point out, is that they are utterly useless when you need them most."

Guide Tells River Rafters: Stay in the Rough Water

Palmer Chinchen writes in “True Religion”:

My brothers and I had traveled to the western edge of Zimbabwe to raft the Zambezi River. We boarded ...