Tragic Loneliness

We need to see that universal sickness, that innumerable throng of men and women laden down with their secrets, laden down with their fears, their sufferings, ...

Winsome Compassion

I read recently of a teaching hospital that found one of its young resident students had a marvelous effect on children. They responded to him with delight. ...

Truly Caring for People

To truly care for people requires not caring too much about their approval or disapproval.

Caring for the Needs of Others

People in our culture take notice when we care for the needs of others.

Praying for Others as Yourself

Ask for others what you are praying for yourself.

Rush Yarnell: Real Life Samaritan

Concentrating on rush hour traffic, Rush Yarnell just happened to glance in his rearview mirror and see the small boy collapse onto the snow-covered sidewalk. ...

Ministering to Ministers

Who shall minister to the ministers, if not we, in our love for one another?

Buy It for Free

My 5-year-old niece, Morgan, loves going to rodeos. Not only do we go to watch the action, but our family supervises a Cowboys for Christ literature table. ...

God's Love, Our Burden

We are challenged today by a modernized recasting of Tertullian's question: What has Boston to do with Bosnia? ... Why should we concern ourselves ...

Never Too Old to Serve

Alvin Cavin: Faithfully doing small acts of kindness.

"I'd estimate Alvin Cavin weighs 90 pounds, but 89 of those pounds make up his big heart. ...