Parable of Christ's Sacrifice

The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son's school.

"Mrs. ...

Vulnerability of God

World War II was drawing to a close. The German army was sending children to man the lines in a futile effort to stop the allied invasion into their homeland. ...

Jesus from Heaven to Earth

Author and pastor Leith Anderson writes:

Several years ago I was visiting Manila and was taken, of all places, to the Manila garbage dump and saw something ...

Teamwork Saves a Life

Three thousand frightening feet above the ground, Soviet sport parachutist Yuri Belenko realized he was in trouble. His main chute had malfunctioned, ...

Priority of Kingdom Work

Years ago I worked part-time on the loading docks of various trucking companies. At one company I met a fellow part-timer, a fine Christian man named ...

Learning Obedience through Hardships

In Character Forged from Conflict, Gary Preston writes about Gladys Aylward, a missionary to China during and after World War II:

Gladys's ministry ...

Nicole Kidman Can't Have It All

In a Talk magazine interview, movie star Nicole Kidman, divorced from superstar Tom Cruise, talks about the sacrifices a mother and wife must make:

It's ...

Titanic's Last Hero

John Harper was born into a Christian family May 29, 1872. He became a Christian 13 years later and had already started preaching by age 17. He received ...

Prisoner Dies for Prisoner

The men of Block 14 were digging gravel outside the Auschwitz concentration camp in July 1941. Suddenly, the sirens began to shriek. There'd been ...

Following Christ without Limits

I have vivid memories as a kid of my father taking me to an auction sale, telling me, "Don't scratch your nose at the wrong time, son." ...