A Christlike Response
George was working on a construction job in the heat of the Carolina summer sun when someone living nearby walked into the yard where he was work...
Saying Yes by Faith
When asked if I’d accept a new responsibility at work, I wanted to say no. I thought of the challenges and felt inadequate to handle them. ...
Christ’s Character
Following a challenging tour in Afghanistan, Scott, a sergeant in the British Army, fell apart. He remembered: “I was in a dark place.&rdqu...
God’s Provided Protection
My wife and I put hundreds of miles on our bikes each year, pedaling the trails around West Michigan. To enhance the experience, we have some ext...
“Small” Miracles
At our wedding shower, our shy friend Dave stood in a corner clutching an oblong, tissue-wrapped object. When his turn came to present his gift, ...
Heart Healthy
The human heart is an amazing organ. This fist-sized pumping station weighs between 7 and 15 ounces. Daily it beats around 100,000 times and pump...
Search and Rescue
Some friends went boating in the English Channel, hoping the forecast for stormy weather would change. But the winds rose and the waves became ch...
Reckless and Careless
Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island in England connected to the mainland by a narrow road. Twice a day, the sea covers the ...
What a Friend
As favorite backyard neighbors, my mother and Mrs. Sanchez grew also into friendly rivals. The two competed every Monday to first hang their fres...
Mind-Blowing Teaching
Sophia Roberts witnessed open heart surgery for the first time when she was around eleven years old. While that might seem a bit young for a chil...
Together in Jesus
Most of the three hundred residents of Whittier, Alaska, live in one big apartment complex, and that’s why Whittier is called a &ldquo...
No Longer a Foreigner
“You don’t belong here.” Those words crushed an eight-year-old girl’s heart, and the pain stayed with her. Her family had...
Royal Return
With a worldwide audience estimated in the billions, Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was possibly the most watched broadcast in history. One m...
The Ups and Downs of Life
A Facebook memory popped up, showing me a picture of my triumphant five-year-old when she’d won a fun and competitive game of Chutes and La...
God’s Justice and Grace
English Romantic painter John Martin (1789-1854) is known for his apocalyptic landscapes depicting the destruction of civilizations. In these fan...
Finding Wise Joy
The pandemic was winning. That’s how it looked to John Persoff, an emergency room doctor at a large hospital committed to saving patients w...
God’s Patient Love
When I give our beautiful, fluffy Norwegian Forest cat Mystique belly rubs and play with her, or when she falls asleep on my lap in the evening, ...
Grafted into God’s Family
During a visit with my father to his beloved Ecuador a few years ago, we visited the family farm where he grew up. I noticed a group of strange t...
Built on Christ
We have all sorts of names for groups of animals. No doubt you’ve heard of a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, or even a gaggle of geese. B...
“Ain’t No Grave”
Even as country music legend Johnny Cash was approaching death, he was determined to keep making music. His final album, American VI: Ain’t...
Good Congee
Jocelyn’s bestselling dish at her food stall was her congee. She’d stir the rice porridge very carefully until it had a smooth consis...
Kingdom-Shaped Workplace
The factories of Victorian England were dark places. Fatalities were high, and workers often lived in poverty. “How can the working man cul...
Retrieval Practice
Have you ever been in the middle of telling a story and then stopped, stuck on a detail like a name or date you couldn’t recall. We often c...
Colors of Hope
On September 11, 2023—the twenty-second anniversary of the attacks against the United States—a stunning double rainbow graced the ski...
