Angel Saves Family

In Christian Reader, Brenda recalls a frightening night when her family faced danger:

6:34 a.m. "Mom…, Dad…" I became aware of [our son] Chase ...

Praying for Persecutors at Gunpoint

J. E. Modupe Taylor-Pearce writes in, "I Feel Like Executing You Now!"

On January 6, 1999, rebels terrorized Freetown, Sierra Leone, —murdering ...

Charles Barkley's Plan to Protect his Daughter

When asked how he will handle his 12-year-old daughter's future boyfriends, NBA hall-of-famer Charles Barkley responded, "I figure if I kill ...

New Christian Miraculously Saved from Death and Shame

Hawa Ahmed was a Muslim student in North Africa. One day, she read a Christian tract in her dormitory and decided to become a Christian. Her father was ...

Rescued by an Angel?

Hilary Russell and her parents, Susan and Richard, were on a mission of mercy that blustery winter day in 1978 as they drove from their Miami home to ...

Father's Hand Rescues Us

One of the most powerful images of my wife's childhood came when she and a neighbor girl were playing in some woods behind their homes. The neighbor ...

Ira Sankey Delivered from Sniper

When Ira Sankey was at the height of his ministry, traveling on a steamer in the Delaware River, he was recognized by some passengers. They'd seen ...

"Shawshank Redemption": Shielded by Peace

In the feature film The Shawshank Redemption, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), tells the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)—a ...

God Protects Prisoner

Aberra Wata worked with Christian youth in the southern part of Ethiopia during the time of Communist rule (1974-1991). He reported the following story ...

God Never Leaves Us

One tribe of native Americans had a unique practice for training young braves. On the night of a boy's thirteenth birthday, he was placed in a dense ...