All Is Forgiven
In one of his short stories, Ernest Hemingway tells a tale about a Spanish father who longs to reunite with his estranged son. He places an adver...
Triumph of Kindness in Christ
When Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern-day Major League Baseball, played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on May 9, 1947, ten-year-o...
Just Right for Jesus
Eric’s childhood challenges included a severe skin rash, difficulties in school, and getting high on alcohol or drugs daily from a very ear...
Beauty from Infirmity
The artist Degas suffered retina disease for the last fifty years of his life, switching from paint to pastel because the chalk lines were easier...
God Never Loses Us
The US Department of Transportation reported that in 2021, US airlines mishandled two million bags. Thankfully, many pieces were delayed or lost ...
Following God’s Plans
I was unable to focus on a work project because of anxiety; I was afraid that my plans for it wouldn’t succeed. My anxiety came from pride....
When They Don’t See
Nuñez tumbled down the mountain and into a valley where everyone was blind. A disease had robbed the original settlers of sight, and subse...
Shaped by God
Dan Les, a lifelong potter, creates decorative vessels and sculptures. His award-winning designs are inspired by the town in Romania where he liv...
Setting Our Minds
Everyone has a shadow side, and it appears AI chatbots have one as well. A New York Times columnist asked an artificial intelligence chatbot what...
A Modern-Day Paul
George Verwer’s life changed dramatically when he became a follower of Christ during a Billy Graham crusade in 1957. Soon after his convers...
Being Still Before God
I love the idea of stillness. Of quiet. Of resting in the refuge of God’s care (Psalm 46:1). And an often-quoted passage from Psalm 46 teac...
The Bible’s Cherished Words
My dad carried his beloved Bible for more than thirty years before the worn binding finally split in two. When we took it to a book binder for pr...
God’s Own
One day, while serving as my mom’s live-in caregiver, we visited an art exhibit. We were emotionally and physically drained. I gazed at two...
Joy in Jesus
“I have the right to be happy,” said a teenager as she spoke before a legislature. Yet she could have been anyone anywhere, speaking ...
Dressed by the Holy Spirit
Two eight-year-old boys in Maine—a rural American state—made their mark by wearing business suits to school on Wednesdays. Soon &ldqu...
God-Given Skills and Talents
Some of the most famous pianists in the world, including Van Cliburn and Vladimir Horowitz, relied on Franz Mohr, chief concert technician at Ste...
Making Peace in Jesus
High-wire artist Philippe Petit became famous in 1971 when he walked a tightrope between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Three years...
Intervals of Rest
Running coach Jeff Galloway, a former Olympian, teaches a marathon training protocol that has a counterintuitive component to it. New and experie...
Revered and Read
Our home has a well-stocked, overflowing bookshelf. I have a weakness for beautiful books, especially nice hardcovers, and over the years more an...
Made to Do Good for God
At first, I ignored the card fluttering to the ground. The father and his little girl who dropped it were just twenty feet away, and I was late f...
A New Heart in Christ
Elephant Helpers
Late one night, a Kenyan elephant sanctuary received a call that an elephant calf had fallen into a well. The rescue team arrived to cries of des...
Heirs of God’s Salvation
When Abigail’s parents died tragically in a car accident, she inherited a large real estate portfolio. She also learned that her parents ha...
Working Together for Jesus
During a trip to Brazil with a short-term missions team, we helped construct a church building in the Amazon jungle. The foundation had already b...
