Power Encounter in Ghana

I once met a brother from Ghana, West Africa, who was completing his PhD in the School of World Missions at Fuller Theological Seminary. During one of ...

Is Prozac God's Gift?

Concerning the mystery of God's help, John Ortberg writes:

God does come, and he may come in unexpected ways. Lewis Smedes was a teacher of mine in ...

Man Ignores Answer to Prayer

A businessman was late for an important meeting and couldn't find a parking space. As he frantically circled the block, the man got so desperate that ...

Power Strip Demonstrates Dependence upon God

Text: John 15:1–7

Purpose: To visualize the powerlessness of depending on ourselves rather than God.

Objects: An electric power strip with multiple ...

Chesterton on Atheism

If I did not believe in God, I should still want my doctor, my lawyer, and my banker to do so.

Air Purifiers Can Pollute Houses

In May of 2006, the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association published a study conducted by the National Science Foundation on the side effects ...

Why God Permits What He Hates

God permits what he hates in order to accomplish what he loves.

Augustine on Accomplishments without Grace

Nothing whatever in the way of goodness pertaining to godliness and real holiness can be accomplished without [grace].

When Earth's Poles Reverse Themselves

If you have ever done any navigating by the use of map and compass, you know that magnetic north isn't true north.

Magnetic north is slowly moving, ...

Abraham Lincoln's Life Raft

Abraham Lincoln went into a severe period of grief in February 1862 when his 11-year-old son, Willie, died.

He found comfort in the words of Presbyterian ...