David Livingstone Lost a Goat, but Gained a Scepter

The great missionary explorer, David Livingstone, served in Africa from 1840 until his death in 1873. Pastors Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro tell of ...

Dying Woman Clings to High Priest

Bishop and author William Willimon tells of an encounter he once had with a dying woman:

She was in the last stages of lung cancer, gasping day after day ...

Fish Stronger Than Nuclear Submarines

The nuclear submarine Thresher had heavy steel bulkheads and heavy steel armor, so it could dive deep and withstand the pressure of the ocean. Unfortunately, ...

Parrot Stubbornly Tries to Get Through to Woman

A lady was walking past a pet store when a parrot said, "Hey, lady! You're really ugly!"

The lady was angry but continued on her way.

On the way home, ...

Prayer Leads to Conversion of Muslims

Austin Carty, a former contestant on the television show Survivor, shares about a mission trip to Indonesia:

Spending a couple of days in this Indonesian ...

Seeing Jesus in the Dark

When I was a student at Harvard Divinity School, I learned preaching from Dr. Gardner Taylor, a pastor in New York City. I'll never forget those lectures. ...

Sitting with God on the Bathroom Floor

In his book The Pressure's Off, psychologist Larry Crabb uses a story from his childhood to illustrate our need to delight in God through adversity: ...

Key Choices in Life

When despair tries to take me under…I choose life.

When I wonder what God could possibly be thinking…I choose trust.

When I desperately want ...

Finding Hope in Tragedy

After her daughter was born, Nancy [Guthrie] knew something was wrong. Though she named the baby Hope, there wasn't much to be hopeful about. Born ...

Archbishop Richard Trench on Prayer

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance … it is laying hold of his highest willingness.

—Archbishop Richard Trench