Eating the Seed

When Beth Moore and her husband, Keith, spent time in war-torn Angola to draw attention to tens of thousands of malnourished people, they were changed ...

Son's Killer Becomes Mother's Son

In his book Hidden in Plain Sight, author and pastor Mark Buchanan writes about a woman named Regine. Originally from Rwanda, Regine came to Christ while ...

The Irony of One Man's Anger

Justin John Boudin, a 27-year-old man from Minnesota, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree assault charges for violently losing his temper. Here's the irony: ...

"I Cannot Love Them!"

In his commentary on Luke's gospel, pastor and author Kent Hughes tells the following story:

Several years ago one of my wife's friends took a ...

"The Power of Forgiveness": The Health Benefits of Letting Go

The Power of Forgiveness is a collection of seven short stories that, taken together, reveal the limits, difficulties, healing qualities, and unforeseen ...

"The Power of Forgiveness": Beyond Human Evil

The Power of Forgiveness is a collection of seven short stories that, taken together, reveal the limits, difficulties, healing qualities, and unforeseen ...

Author Anne Lamott on Forgiveness

Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.

Anger in America

In his 2007 article "All the Rage," Andrew Santella observes that anger is a prominent emotion in American life. Our politics is dominated by ...

Ambassadors as Image Bearers

An ambassador is the official representative of her government; in a sense she bears the image of her nation. Now imagine that a foreign government seizes ...

"Dead Man Walking": Vengeance and Mercy

Dead Man Walking is based on a true story about Sister Helen Prejean (played by Susan Sarandon), a nun who agrees to offer spiritual counsel to Matthew ...