A Lesson on Stewardship from "The Lord of the Rings"

In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien writes about a kingdom called Gondor which for many years has had no king. While waiting for the rightful heir to come ...

Søren Kierkegaard on the Difference Between Admirers and Followers

If you have any knowledge at all of human nature, you know that those who only admire the truth will, when danger appears, become traitors. The admirer ...

Motherly Love Saves Child's Life

Deep in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture, in the snow country of northern Japan, lies the tiny town of Takamachi. Heavy snowfalls can isolate towns ...

Suffering Man Finds Reason to Live

God created humans to live a life of love. In an article in Fast Company magazine that confirmed this truth that we were made to live for others. The ...

Pastor's Wife Forgives Gunman

Fred Winters, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville, Illinois, was shot and killed during a Sunday service on March 8, 2009, by a troubled young ...

Tim Keller on Self-centered Giving

In his book The Prodigal God, best-selling author and pastor Timothy Keller offers the following story to illustrate self-centered giving:

Once upon a ...

Basketball Player Purposely Misses Free Throws

When Johntell Franklin's mother lost her battle with cancer on February 7, 2009, no one was surprised to hear that Franklin, a senior forward for ...

How to Pray in an Economic Crisis

During one of the most volatile periods of the current economic crisis...Philip Yancey received a call from an editor at Time magazine. The editor's ...

Missionary Learns Valuable Lesson from African Pastor

Helen Roseveare, a medical missionary in Africa, was the only doctor in a large hospital. There were constant interruptions and shortages, and she was ...

New Shoes Pave Way for Bible Study

Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a ...