Not My Fault

When someone opposes us, it's all too easy to consider that person the evil one.

Foolish Demands?

The things Jesus demands are entirely foolhardy--until you begin to share His view of things. Come to see money not as a passport to luxury but as a dangerous ...

Knowing Your Enemy

Aqaba in 1917 seemed impregnable. Any enemy vessel approaching the port would have to face the battery of huge naval guns above the town. Behind Aqaba ...

The Test of True Love

The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.

Seeing the Face of Christ

I remember once hearing Bishop Whipple ... utter these beautiful words: "For thirty years I have tried to see the face of Christ in those with whom ...

With Progress Comes Danger

The further the soul advances, the greater are the adversaries against which it must contend.

The Blessings of Spiritual Struggle

Blessed are you, if the struggle grows fierce against you at the time of prayer.

Malicious Wish

Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each ...

Fighting Words

Peter Muhlenberg gave perhaps the most dramatic sermon of the Revolutionary era.

Though Peter Muhlenberg had preached regularly for the cause of the American ...

Contending for the Faith

Opposition is a fact: the Christian who is not conscious of being opposed had better watch himself for he is in danger.