Comforting Others Who Struggle

On January 17, 1994, ten thousand freight trains seemed to be thundering through our house as the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles. When it was over, ...

Pronouncing Forgiveness Brings Assurance

Years ago in Guatemala, a man came to me who had dishonored our Lord's name. He was truly broken and had repented. Yet he was still without joy. It ...

Loving People of Every Race

Author Ruth Senter writes:

Life sometimes has a way of showing us ourselves more clearly. September 11th, 2001 was such a time for me.

On Monday, my husband ...

Why to Seek the Lost

On July 4, 1854, Charlie Peace, a well-known criminal in London, was hung. The Anglican Church, which had a ceremony for everything, even had a ceremony ...

Serving God Amid Danger

Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York, writes:

After September 11, I re-read Augustine's The City of God. Rome ...

"The Inn of the Sixth Happiness": Faith Against All Odds

The 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is the true story of Gladys Aylward (Ingrid Bergman), an English servant who became a faithful missionary ...

J. I. Packer on Comfort Zones

"It needs to be said loud and clear that in the kingdom of God there ain't no comfort zone and never will be."

Compassion Energizes Ministry

Pastor Matthew Woodley writes:

Two years ago I nearly ditched the pastorate. I started focusing on the negatives of my job: the Saturday-night sermon-anxiety ...

Hidden, Humble Servants

In The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton comments that good people are usually hidden. I'm convinced he's right.

What convinced me was a woman ...

Patriots Worked as a Team

Still trying to grasp what his team accomplished in beating St. Louis 20-17 to win Super Bowl XXXVI, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick credited ...