God Never Wastes His Children's Pain

Amy Carmichael (1867–1951) was a missionary to India who suffered enormously in her life. She once wrote these words:

I have noticed that when one ...

Robot Teaches Dentists to Feel Patients' Pain

Because the fear of going to the dentist is so pervasive, Japanese scientists have created a special robot that enables dentists in training to learn ...

Boy Commits Suicide After Reaching Out to On-line Community

Most who champion on-line chat rooms and message boards argue that such technology encourages community. The question, however, is just how healthy on-line ...

Minister Says the Right Words to Grieving Mother

While working his way through seminary, pastor and author Ed Rowell took a job driving a school bus for kindergartners. Ed shares a story about a valuable ...

Kids Collect Pennies to Purchase New Fire Truck

Shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, a wonderful story of giving was reported by Page Ivey of The Associated Press. It emerged from a school house in Columbia, ...

Our Trinitarian Personhood

In his book Ministry in the Image of God, Stephen Seamands writes about the relational side of our personhood, which reflects the Trinitarian nature of ...

"God Is a Party, and You're Invited"

Perhaps the best analogy for the Trinity is a time when you experienced a community of love. Maybe a family when it was at its most healthy and loving. ...

Being a Person in Community

Nancy Ortberg shares a story of how her daughter's concern for the wider church community spoke a word of conviction into Nancy's own heart:

One ...

Mother Reproves Actor

Everybody needs somebody who's willing to deflate their egos from time to time—even movie stars like Denzel Washington. Once Washington was ...

How God Comforts

God comforts in many ways, and James and Jill Kilibarda of Minnesota have discovered one of those ways.

Looking forward to the birth of their first child, ...