"Contact": Searching for God

Contact is a science fiction movie that explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the inevitability of faith even in a world governed by scientific ...

CEO Jack Welch Tested by Pain

Jack Welch, former corporate chief at General Electric, grew up as a devoted Irish-Catholic. Early on he was an altar boy, and later, as an adult, his ...

Beatle George Harrison Searched for God

Following the news of ex-Beatle George Harrison's death, "Today" show anchor Anne Curry interviewed Anthony DeCurtis, a writer for Rolling ...

God Celebrates Our Arrival

I remember being touched by the popular song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon." It tells of a man who's been sent to prison. He's served his time ...

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 ...

Unrepentant to the End

In A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers writes:

When my father was in intensive care, about a day and a half from throwing in the towel, ...

Death Just a Gardener

"Death used to be an executioner, but the gospel has made him just a gardener."

Healed from Anger

In Preaching Today, author and speaker Tony Campolo tells this story:

I was in a church in Oregon not too long ago, and I prayed for a man who had cancer. ...

C. S. Lewis: War Gives Important Reminder

War does do something to death. It forces us to remember it. The only reason why the cancer at 60 or the paralysis at 75 do not bother us is that we forget ...

George Mueller on God's Goodness

Is God good even in the most painful times in life? In his book The Pleasures of God, John Piper shared the following account from the life of 19th century ...