The Power of Dreams

Dreams have the power to drive and animate a marriage. We may nurture some of the same dreams; we may each hold a private fancy. But we need that courage, ...

Wishes Should Be Prayers

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon is large enough to hang a prayer on.

The Despair of William Cowper

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Despite recurring mental illness, he wrote hymns on God's providence.

William Cowper's poetic achievements are remarkable ...

Eeyores in the Congregation

Many of us think fondly of that dismal, old grey donkey Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh children's books by A.A. Milne. While lovable and secretly goodhearted, ...

Pessimists and Idealists

Every age suffers its pessimists; every age needs its idealists.

The Company of the Discouraged

The company of the discouraged is a very noble company. Not too long ago, the Hayden Planetarium in New York City issued an invitation to all those who ...

Looking Through the Bars

Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud, and one the stars.

Jesus the Explorer

For many centuries the men and women in Europe looked out upon the western sea, what we call the Atlantic Ocean, and they saw the sun coruscating upon ...

Avoiding the Truck of Death

Donald Grey Barnhouse was driving his children to the funeral of their mother. A semitractor trailer truck crossed in front of them at an intersection, ...

Being Hit by the Shadow

Donald Barnhouse was the pastor of Philadelphia's Tenth Presbyterian Church when his wife died and left him with young daughters to raise alone. He did ...