Woman Given 24–48 Hours to Live Learns Valuable Lessons

For 11 years, Mary Leonard of Louisville, Kentucky, has dealt with polymyositis, a rare inflammatory tissue disease that invades the muscles. There is ...

Death: Our Enemy and Teacher

In Christ and the Meaning of Life, German theologian Helmut Thielicke tells the story of a young [soldier] who reached out to pick a bouquet of lilacs ...

Firefighters Are for Weak People

Dave Dorr writes in an article on Resurgence.com:

Recently a firefighter in our church was told by one of his colleagues that belief in Jesus was for weak ...

What More Can God Do to Show He Loves Us?

Author and speaker Brennan Manning has an amazing story about how he got the name "Brennan." While growing up, his best friend was Ray. The ...

The Importance of Expecting Our Departure

Prepare your heart for your departure. If you are wise, you will expect it every hour.

—Saint Isaac the Syrian, seventh century mystic

Mothers Never Get a Break

Hungry at the end of the day, a 15-year-old boy found his mother in bed and was suddenly seized with concern.

"Mom, are you sick or something?"

Widow Shares Source of Hope with Grieving Sister-in-Law

In a Bible study entitled It Had to Be a Monday, Jill Briscoe writes about the death of a Christian friend. During the funeral visitation, the deceased ...

All Life-changing Love Is a Substitutional Sacrifice

In his best-selling book The Reason for God, Tim Keller reflects on the substitutional atonement of Christ, pointing out that "in a real world of ...

Death Is a Great Deliverer

Thomas Brooks was an English Puritan preacher and author in the 1600s. Though he's best known for his many books and theological treatises, we have ...

Renowned Atheist Offers Good Theology

During a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, noted atheist Christopher Hitchens laid down some seriously good theology. Most people recognize Hitchens as ...