Novelist Douglas Coupland Confesses Need for God

Douglas Coupland is the postmodern literary icon who coined the term Generation X with his novel by that name. He grew up secular, but in one of his books ...

Save the Lamb to Save the Ram

Several years ago we were kneeling on cushions around a long, low dining table in a private hotel suite in Japan. The air was seasoned with celery and ...

God Weeps for the Lost

A Hasidic story tells of a great celebration in heaven after the Israelites are delivered from the Egyptians at the Red Sea, and the Egyptian armies are ...

A Father's Love

In Surprised by Children, Harold Myra writes:

One afternoon my older brother Johnny and I were walking home from school when we suddenly found ourselves ...

Child Summarizes Sinfulness

I was sitting at my desk in my study after having scolded my 4-year-old daughter for misbehaving. I heard a gentle knock on the door. "Come in," ...

Unknown Peril in Culture

In Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer tells of his harrowing experience climbing Mt. Everest. On May 10, 1996, Krakauer made it to the top. He paused only for ...

Our Ramp to God

In Love Found a Way, Ron Mehl writes:

Whenever I drive to the east side of Portland over the Marquam Bridge, I'm reminded of what it took for God to ...

Test of Integrity

"Fairy Tale Princess Story Turns Sour After Newlyweds Lose Money." So read the headlines of the Daily Herald in Chicago. A newlywed couple had ...

Search for Priceless Possession

Following an exhilarating performance at New York's Carnegie Hall, celebrated classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma went home, slept, and awoke the next day ...

Home Mission Field

We have a real problem in this country when it comes to values. We have become the kind of societies that civilized countries used to send missionaries ...