Behold and Be Still

Two commands direct us from the small-minded world of self-help to the large world of God's help. First, "Come, behold the works of the Lord." ...

On Being Accident-Prone

A rabbi taught that experiences of God can never be planned or achieved. "They are spontaneous moments of grace, almost accidental."

His student ...

Getting Alone with God

As soon as you are really alone, you are with God.

Listen for the Whisperings of God

There is hardly ever a complete silence in our soul. God is whispering to us well-nigh incessantly. Whenever the sounds of the world die out in the soul, ...

Every Meal a Sacrament

Before you "break bread," give thanks. Allow every meal to be sacramental, where physical matter provokes spiritual reflection.

—Dan Schmidt, Taken by ...

George Lucas Seeks to Tell Relevant Stories

In an interview with Wired magazine, filmmaker George Lucas was asked how he would be remembered. Lucas replied:

I'll be remembered as a filmmaker. ...

Dying Napoleon Bonaparte Changed His Mind About Forgiveness

A recently discovered draft of Napoleon Bonaparte's will was sold at auction in Paris for $149,505(U.S.).

One month before his death, a bedridden Napoleon, ...

Max Lucado Sets Off Burglar Alarm

Max Lucado writes in Back Door:

I rolled out of bed early…, real early. I'd been on vacation for a couple of weeks, and I was rested. My energy level ...

Meeting God in Silence

Somewhere on the dusty shelf of books I read to my children when they were young is a little volume called A Hole Is to Dig. Each charmingly illustrated ...

Seeing, or Just Looking?

Andras Tamas is the name officials gave a certain man decades ago in a Russian psychiatric hospital. He'd been drafted into the army, but the authorities ...