God Answers Desperate Plea

Phil Callaway didn't know what to say when his young children asked if Mommy was going to die. His wife, Ramona, suffered horrible seizures.

Hundreds ...

Lenten Stillness

At my house, the TV is off. It will be until Easter. The first time this happened, it was unintentional.

Some years ago, a few weeks before Easter, a burglar ...

Prodigal Brings Christ Home

My son called. Through years of drug abuse, Scott had stolen from our family, manipulated us, and failed us. It had been a relief not to hear from him ...

Father's Hand Rescues Us

One of the most powerful images of my wife's childhood came when she and a neighbor girl were playing in some woods behind their homes. The neighbor ...

Teen Healed of Broken Neck

On April 17, 2000, my son Nathan was in a near-fatal car accident. Investigators believe he lost control of the family convertible while trying to avoid ...

Max Lucado's Prayer in Aftermath of Terrorism

At the September 15, 2001, satellite broadcast of "America Prays," author Max Lucado read the following prayer that he wrote in response to ...

Tension of Loving and Fearing God

Jerry Bridges, in his book The Joy of Fearing God, describes the healthy tension between loving and fearing God:

In the physical realm there are two opposing ...

Knowing God through Suffering

Doctors and nurses were doing everything possible for my wife, the mother of my seven children, yet I could see the hopelessness in their faces. Through ...

Tozer Thirsts for God

Pastor and writer A. W. Tozer lacked even a high-school education, but he read the great Christian mystics and theologians until he could read and write ...

God's Voice through Another

Two days ago I was kneeling in prayer in the front room of our house at 6:30 in the morning. I'd just confessed sins and was asking God for a blessing ...