Father Dies Sheltering His Daughter

During a severe blizzard in Japan, a father froze to death while sheltering his daughter. The story reads, "Mikio Okada died as he tried to protect ...

Christ's Death Provides 'Burned-Over Zone'

This story paints a vivid picture that reveals our helplessness before the devastation and comprehensiveness of God's Law. But it also shows how that ...

Matt Chandler Overcomes Condemnation through Christ's Grace

Matt Chandler tells the following story about what happened after speaking at a conference near his hometown:

When I was done preaching, I decided to hop ...

Girl Blackmails Her Brother after He Kills a Duck

There is a great story about a little boy who killed his grandmother's pet duck. He accidentally hit the duck with a rock from his sling-shot. The ...

Father Receives Scars While Rescuing His Son during a Tsunami

Wayne Cordeiro tells the story about a church member named Bully, a gentle man who got his nickname from his days of barking orders at construction sites. ...

Film 'Armageddon' Provides a Picture of Christ's Sacrificial Love

The movie Armageddon focuses on a burly oil-mining veteran by the name of Harry Stamper, played by actor Bruce Willis. Stamper has been called upon to ...

On Good Days and Bad, We Hope in Christ's Shed Blood

Do you ever have a day that runs something like this? You get up in the morning …. [and] you stub your toe on that nail sticking out of the wall ...

Study Explores How We Deal with Guilt

Research published in the journal Psychological Science found that people's feelings of guilt are lessened after they experience pain.

Some volunteers ...

Don't Let Your Shortcomings Halt Your Dreams

In his book Bloodlines, John Piper writes:

One of the lessons I have learned in six and half decades of life is that very few dreams should go on hold ...

Parents Pay Their Son's Debts and Credit His Account

Michael Horton uses the following story to illustrate how Christ has paid our debt of sin and credited us with his righteousness:

After my junior year ...