Marcella: A Model of Hospitality

Marcella, who was born to a noble Roman family in 325, was highly revered by Jerome, the 4th-century translator of the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible. ...

Olympias: An Example of Generosity

Olympias, a daughter of the wealthy Count Seleusus, was born near Constantinople in 368. Apparently her parents died when she was still quite young, but ...

Life on Displays

According to the Bergen (N.J.) Record, the zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark, recently put a human couple on display. Henrik Lehmann and Malene Botoft live in ...

Seeing a Sermon

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.

The Power of a Father's Example

Pastor James Ryle tells his story: When he was 2 years old, his father was sent to prison. When he was 7, authorities placed him in an orphanage. At 19, ...

We Can Do All Things

Guideposts published the story of Jim Stovall, who became totally blind at age 29. While he still had partial vision, he volunteered at a school for the ...

An Eclipse Is Not Unseen

Take heed to yourselves also because there are many eyes upon you. So there will be many who observe your fall. If you miscarry, the world will also echo ...

On the Night Shift

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the story of Nicholas Zenns. On his night job at Taco Bell, 17-year-old Nicholas was taking orders at the drive-up ...

Thinking with the Saints

Saints are people who manage to love God more than life itself. They manage to love neighbor more than self and thereby find true life. Saints are people ...

Our Example

Thou the Cross didst bear:

What bear I?

Thou the Thorn didst wear:

What wear I?

Thou to death didst dare:

What dare I?

Thou for me dost care:

What care I?