Life's Tough without Jesus

Jesus holds the answers to all of the everyday problems that you face. I am talking about an acceptance and belief in Jesus, heaven, and God. I guess ...

The Comforts of Friendship

Oh, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they ...

Headed Away from the Cross

When I make people comfortable in their irresponsibility, I'm heading away from the cross.

A God Untamed by Us

It is curious to realize that people like you and me, who set such store by being settled and secure, should worship a God whose revelation was to nomads ...

Lust for Comfort

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.

Being the Comforter

One of our missionary kids was at boarding school, far away from her parents. She was a fifth grader, Heidi by name. And she wrote home to her parents: ...

Faith on the Death March

Philip Crosby, in his book March Till They Die, tells of a forced march of American and European soldiers in Korea. In November of 1950, the North Koreans ...

Burden-Bearers

We need people who, as a part of their responsibility in life, will carry the burdens and wounds of other people and be outraged by them.

The Preacher's Function

The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.

Are We Talking Problems or Solutions?

The following story shows how the difference between men's and women's communication styles can lead to misunderstanding in marriage:

Eve had a ...