Image of Christ Is Fulfillment of Our Deepest Hungers

Often people have the idea that the image of Christ is something alien to human beings, something strange that God wants to add on to our life, something ...

Depression Eased by Belief in a Caring God

A study by Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that "belief in a concerned God can improve response to medical treatment" in patients ...

The Conversion of NFL Broadcaster Pat Summerall

For 45 years, Pat Summerall's voice and face spelled football. He anchored CBS and FOX's NFL telecasts (often alongside John Madden) and broadcast ...

Man Desires the Trust of His Homeless Friend

Author and Pastor Matt Woodley writes in a blog post titled "The Happy Homeless Man”:

A little while ago I wandered into the wrong hospital ...

Retired Japanese Detective Devotes Himself to Helping Suicidal Men and Women

In a 2009 article in Time magazine, writer Coco Masters shared a startling statistic: one in five Japanese men and women have seriously considered taking ...

Life Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

In his book Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told in his days as a fiery Baptist evangelist. It is the story of ...

Different Attitudes Among Silver and Bronze Medalists

A fascinating study done by Professor Vicki Medvec reveals the relative importance of subjective attitudes over and above objective circumstances. Medvec ...

The Necessity of Hope

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

—Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian (1889–1966)

Killer Wrote Letter to God

Why didn't any changes occur or any love or help come when I accepted you as Lord and Savior?

—Matthew Murray, in a letter addressed to God that ...

Van Gogh and the Color Yellow

Yellow is not my favorite color. But now that I know the story of Vincent van Gogh, I have come to value yellow differently. This famous Dutch painter, ...