The Powerful Act of Naming

In the article "Leading by Naming," Mark Labberton speaks of the power names carry:

Every day our naming of the people around us gives life and ...

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 ...

Priest Serving Lepers Becomes a Leper

Father Damien was a priest who became famous for his willingness to serve lepers. He moved to Kalawao—a village on the island of Molokai, in Hawaii, ...

Augustine on Christmas

Our Lord came down from life to suffer death; the Bread came down, to hunger; the Way came down, on the way to weariness; the Fount came down, to thirst. —Augustine, ...

God Loves like the Sun Shines

Consider the sun as an analogy. The sun only shines, just as God only loves. It is the nature of the sun to shine, to offer warmth and light. And it is ...

Stott on the Necessity of Christ's Pain

John Stott writes:

I could never myself believe in God if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune ...

Jesus Comes for Our Mess

Mike Silva writes:

Most people would be a little embarrassed to have unexpected company when their house was a mess. My family was staying at a hotel in ...

Survivor Writes Love Message in Blood

A Los Angles Metrolink train wreck that killed 11 individuals and injured several others on January 27, 2005, left an indelible impression on Firefighter ...

Militant Feminist Changed by Christ’s Love

In a sermon about living to please God, Rick Warren says:

Liz Curtis Higgs was one of the best-known disc jockeys in America, and she lived quite a…wild ...

Adopted Orphan Given a New Life

Joyce Daugherty, a member of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, traveled to an orphanage in Donetsk, Ukraine, and it was there that she ...