Friends Carry Doubting Widower

In the book Stories for the Journey, William R. White tells about a European seminary professor named Hans and his wife, Enid. World War II forced them ...

God Expects Us to Explore His Truth

Don't neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in his own image. God invites and expects us to explore ...

Missionary Gracia Burnham on Comprehending God

Missionary Gracia Burnham, who was held captive by terrorists in the Philippines for more than a year and whose husband was killed during the rescue, ...

Twins in Womb Debate Life After Birth

In Our Greatest Gift, Henri Nouwen tells a parable of faith and hope. He imagines twins–a brother and a sister–talking to each other in their ...

We Don't Have God's Plan

At his news conference the morning after the beginning of the 2003 attacks on Iraq, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was asked by a reporter "about ...

Unbeliever Lists Why Believers Have It Good

Somebody gave me a piece from The American Scholar by Arthur Crystal, entitled "Why Smart People Believe in God." In the article Crystal mentions ...

"The Sound of Music": Facing Your Calling

The classic film The Sound of Music is about a candidate for the convent (Julie Andrews) who is searching for God's will for her life. She has trouble ...

Student Wrestles with Faith Questions

Jonathan Lunde, instructor at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, writes:

This past semester, I was privileged to have working with me as an assistant ...

Conversion Story of Author Frederica Mathewes-Greene

Author Frederica Mathewes-Greene said:

When I was around eight or nine, I went through a spurt of having very strong faith. My parents didn't think ...

FBI Agent Denied Pizza Delivery

In 1993 FBI agents conducted a raid of Southwood psychiatric hospital in San Diego, which was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours ...