The Reason for Jesus' Poverty

The Lord of all comes as a slave amidst poverty. The hunter has no wish to startle his prey. Choosing for his birthplace an unknown village in a remote ...

Witch Receives the Gospel in Salem on Halloween

Shelly Wift laughingly describes herself as a "recovering witch." A plump woman in her early 30s with frizzy hair, she favors long cotton skirts picked ...

Philosopher Transformed by the Bible

Philosopher Emile Cailliet was born in a small French village near the end of the 19th century. His early education was committed to naturalism, leaving ...

The Heart of Christianity Is Good News

At the heart of Christianity, what we find is neither a philosophy nor a system of morality, but a gospel: good news…. Getting understanding is ...

Air Purifiers Can Pollute Houses

In May of 2006, the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association published a study conducted by the National Science Foundation on the side effects ...

Gift of the Gospel Changes a Culture

The people of the Hmar tribe of northeast India were once fierce headhunters, infamous for their vicious slayings. But in 1910, Welsh missionary Watkin ...

Sound Check Demonstrates Billy Graham's Purpose

Billy [Graham] was so focused on bringing his message in every venue…that he would somehow always find a way to do it. His use of the microphone ...

Eugene Peterson on Sermons

A sermon changes words about God into words from God. It takes what we have heard or read of God and God's ways and turns them into a personal proclamation ...

Banjo-buyer Benefited from a Demonstration

Pastor Steve May writes:

I decided to buy a banjo while I was in Brazil, even though my limited knowledge of Portuguese makes shopping a challenge. I also ...

Teenagers Express Deistic Beliefs

Two researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) interviewed over 3,000 teenagers about ...