Archbishop Richard Trench on Prayer

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance … it is laying hold of his highest willingness.

—Archbishop Richard Trench

Mother Gains New Perspective from 8-Year-Old's Scribbling

In his book Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret of More, author and pastor Mark Buchanan illustrates God's love through the story of Tracy. He writes: ...

Power Encounter in Ghana

I once met a brother from Ghana, West Africa, who was completing his PhD in the School of World Missions at Fuller Theological Seminary. During one of ...

Father Has Unconditional Love for Sick Daughter

The following is a letter from a father to his daughter, taken from Dr. James Dobson's book, When God Doesn't Make Sense:

My Dear Bristol,

Before ...

Is Prozac God's Gift?

Concerning the mystery of God's help, John Ortberg writes:

God does come, and he may come in unexpected ways. Lewis Smedes was a teacher of mine in ...

Man Ignores Answer to Prayer

A businessman was late for an important meeting and couldn't find a parking space. As he frantically circled the block, the man got so desperate that ...

God Heals Woman's Eyesight

When I was a boy, my sister left our home in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, and traveled to Central Bible College. She had always had a lifelong problem with ...

Man's Car Repair Costs Waived

A man who lived in England came over to the United States to go to a resort for several months. He wanted to bring along his Rolls-Royce for the trip, ...

Yancey on Prayer and the Mystery of Life

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived. Prayer offers no ironclad guarantees—just the certain promise that we need not live ...

Madonna Defends Mock-Crucifixion in Concert

Pop singer Madonna has never shied away from controversy, and her 2006 Confessions world tour continued that trend. As part of the show, the 48-year-old ...