Woman Discovers God in the Midst of Suffering

Scott Larson tells the story of a woman who discovered God in the midst of her suffering.

Annette and her husband were missionaries in Western Europe when ...

John Olerud's Lesson on Trust

Professional baseball player John Olerud's daughter has a rare genetic disease. During one of her medical treatments, the Boston Red Sox first baseman ...

God Precisely Supplies a Woman's Need

Lois Spoon writes in "Divine Calculation: My Prayer Was Answered by Someone's Pocket Change”:

Time was running out. I needed $153.27 by ...

How the Gospel Came to Mongolia

Bill and Amy Stearns, in their book 20/20 Vision, relate how the gospel came to Mongolia:

In the 1870s Swedish missionaries arrived in Mongolia—what ...

God Puts Money in the Pocket

Larry Hoffman went to a Goodwill store in Wisconsin looking for a bargain. He found one. Larry picked out a shirt, paid for it, and took it home. However, ...

God and Our Circumstances

"Too often we try to use God to change our circumstances, while he is using our circumstances to change us."

The Rock Climber's Protection

In his book The Unnecessary Pastor, Eugene Peterson writes:

My two sons are both rock climbers, and I have listened to them plan their ascents. They spend ...

Bereaved Family Extends Grace to Physician

In his book Unexpected Blessings, Cameron Lee includes a story related to him by a friend, involving the death of the friend's baby sister.

During ...

Medical Missionary Shared in Christ's Sufferings

Helen Roseveare is a British medical doctor who worked for many years as a missionary in Zaire. During the revolution of the 1960s, she often faced brutal ...

Turtle Rescue Is a Metaphor for Life

Author Barbara Brown Taylor writes:

Several summers ago, I spent three days on a barrier island where loggerhead turtles were laying their eggs. One night ...