Michelle Akers Surrenders to God

By college, Michelle [Akers] had become an All-American soccer star, earning ESPN's woman athlete of the year in 1985—the same year the United ...

God's Overwhelming Providence

Author Philip Yancey writes:

In high school, I took pride in my ability to play chess. I joined the chess club, and during lunch hour could be found sitting ...

Poorly Placed Trust

The story is told that a national magazine assigned a photographer to take pictures of a forest fire. They told him a small plane would be waiting at ...

God Uses the Weak

God had looked for a man weak enough, and He found me.

A Prayer to the Educator

O Educator, be gracious to thy children, O Educator, Father, Guide of Israel, Son and Father, both one, Lord. Give to us, who follow thy command, to fulfill ...

Surprised by the Answer

We were in need of passage money to return to our work in Switzerland. In faith, we set a date that the children and I began "praying towards." We contemplated ...

Living in Relationship

Just as husband and wife live out their lives against the backdrop of being married, so do we live out the entirety of our lives against the backdrop ...

Prayer, Care, and Thankfulness

Careful for nothing, prayerful for everything, thankful for anything.

Don't Feel Responsible

Parents never feel as if they get away from the responsibility they've shouldered. I saw a card recently that said, "Do not feel totally, personally, ...

Hold on Tighter

I heard Professor Bruce Waltke describe a Christian's response to pain this way: We once rescued a wren from the claws of our cat. Though its wing ...