Prodigal Brings Christ Home

My son called. Through years of drug abuse, Scott had stolen from our family, manipulated us, and failed us. It had been a relief not to hear from him ...

A Father Redeemed

My sense of Christmas joy is focused on a specific moment each year: when I stand in an Episcopal church at a midnight Christmas Eve service and sing ...

God Is Greater Than the Beatles

The fifth best-selling Beatles book is a Christian one: The Beatles, the Bible, and Bodega Bay, by Ken Mansfield. The United States manager for Apple ...

World Series Co-MVP Randy Johnson Seeks God's Glory

In 1996, 2001 World Series co-MVP Randy Johnson said:

About three years ago, I had a traumatic experience in my life—my dad passed away. I was on ...

Actor Gary Busey on Addiction

In July 1998, Oscar-winning actor Gary Busey discussed his faith on "The 700 Club." Though he has starred in over 60 films, including such hits ...

Leo Tolstoy Questions Meaning of Life

Leo Tolstoy wrote what the Encyclopedia Britannica describes as "one of the two or three greatest novels in world literature"—War and ...

Save the Lamb to Save the Ram

Several years ago we were kneeling on cushions around a long, low dining table in a private hotel suite in Japan. The air was seasoned with celery and ...

God Converts Others through Us

When William Carey, the "father of modern missions," first tried to convince fellow Baptists that the Great Commission required them (not just ...

Bonhoeffer's Prayer Brings Prisoner Peace

The made for TV film, Bonhoeffer, Agent of Grace, depicts the life and death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a leader in the Confessing Church of Germany during ...

Teen's Sacrifice Saves Baby

Jeff Leeland had just accepted a teaching position at Kamiakin Junior High in Seattle, Washington. The family had endured months of Dad's driving ...