Knowing God's Acceptance

In his book, Connecting, Larry Crabb writes:

A friend of mine was raised in an angry family. Mealtimes were either silent or sarcastically noisy. Down ...

Old Wounds Resurfacing

When my mother-in-law was first married, she was in a serious car accident that caused her to be thrown into the windshield (it was in the days before ...

God Transforms Dad's Life

Author, pastor, and former atheist Lee Strobel says in one sermon:

How can I tell you the difference God has made in my life? My daughter Allison was 5 ...

Lingering Effects of Anger

Author and church minister Ed Rowell writes:

When I was young, a neighboring family came down with a devastating illness. Several of the children died, ...

Letting Go of Anger

A Christian counselor told me about a man who came to counseling because he was having trouble controlling his anger. He had these outbursts, and it was ...

Competition Spikes Hormones

Harper's Index offers some insight into men and competition:

Average percentage points by which a male sports fan's testosterone level rises when ...

Danger of Bitterness

Secrets can be destructive, no matter how long they've been buried, as residents of a Ukraine village found out. The Associated Press reported their ...

Unhappy Christians Hurt Witness

I once asked a deeply religious man if he considered himself a truly pious person. He responded that while he aspired to be one, he felt that he fell ...

Loving Example Brings Conversion

I once invited a friend, Gavin, to help my pastor and me guide 30 lively teens through an all-night "lock-in" at church. Early in the evening ...

Christina Ricci's Self-Mutilation

In a Rolling Stone interview, Christina Ricci talks about self-mutilation and pain when a teenager:

She stretches; her sleeves ride up; there are raised ...