Max Lucado Sets Off Burglar Alarm

Max Lucado writes in Back Door:

I rolled out of bed early…, real early. I'd been on vacation for a couple of weeks, and I was rested. My energy level ...

John Grisham's Classmate Prepares for Death

One defining moment in John Grisham's spiritual journey came several years after graduating from Mississippi State University, when one of his classmates ...

Grisham Novel Describes Conversion

In The Testament, novelist John Grisham paints a portrait of one man's surrender to God's will. Nate O'Reilly is a disgraced corporate attorney ...

Pastor Admits Favoritism

The late Max Cadenhead, when he was pastor of First Baptist Church in Naples, Florida, riveted his congregation one day with a bold confession.

"My ...

Confession's Cleansing

As the floor is swept everyday, so is the soul cleansed everyday by confession.

"A Christmas Story": Avoiding Confession

In the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, several children gather at a school playground on a snowy day. One child tells a story about a kid who got his tongue ...

Sheila Walsh Lonely in Leadership Role

Author, singer, and Christian speaker Sheila Walsh told Leadership Journal,

The five years I was co-hosting the 700 Club were probably the five loneliest ...

"Dead Man Walking": Finding Real Love

The movie Dead Man Walking is based on Sister Helen Prejean's mission to care for the soul of death row inmate Matthew Poncelet. Poncelet awaits execution ...

When Gossip Destroyed Trust

It happened over a diet Coke at my friend Ann's house. As we both "tsk-tsked" about the escalating divorce rate, Ann, whose husband had ...

Pronouncing Forgiveness Brings Assurance

Years ago in Guatemala, a man came to me who had dishonored our Lord's name. He was truly broken and had repented. Yet he was still without joy. It ...