An Actor's Desire to Meet God

In the Chicago Tribune Magazine actor Kyle Chandler known for movies such as, “Friday Night Lights,” “Bloodline,” The Wolf of ...

Success after Discouragement

"My heart is sunk…. It seemed to me I should never have any success among the Indians. My soul was weary of my life; I longed for death, beyond measure." ...

William Carey's Dream

Some people thought he was a nut. He was just a shoemaker, after all, and an average one at that. But in the evenings, after work, he studied Greek, Hebrew, ...

Rescue at Great Cost

One of the magnificent 19th-century military expeditions conquered no new lands for Queen Victoria. You won't find it mentioned in history books, ...

Courageous Fishers of Men

The movie, The Perfect Storm, well described the dangers of the fishing industry through the eyes of the crew of the fishing boat, the Andrea Gail.

Out ...

Partnering with God

Without God we can't; without us he won't.

Can't Hide Great News

While I was attending seminary, our two older children (ages 9 and 7) seemed to attract every other child in the mobile home park for after-school games ...

Considerate Witnesses

While in seminary in Chicago's suburbs, I discovered that a Promise Keepers' convention was coming to Soldier Field. A group of us took a commuter ...

Holy Spirit Amplifies Witness

The sound of the gavel opening the Republican National Convention on July 31, 2000 was not really the sound of the gavel. When doing sound tests, the ...

Regret for Not Witnessing

In Decision magazine, Peggy DesNoyers writes:

My job as a psychiatric home-health nurse brought me in touch with many people who were hurt or angry and ...