Forgiveness Can Be a Reminder of Sin

A woman came to me one time who had done something maybe fifteen years before that was pretty bad. Her husband told her, "I want you to know I forgive ...

Wealth in Poverty

Old debt accompanied our new marriage. Income from Peter's free-lance job was unpredictable. As Christmas approached and other couples were buying ...

Tough Choices

On July 20, 1993, while cutting down oaks in a Pennsylvania forest, Don Wyman got his leg pinned beneath a fallen tree. No one could hear his yells for ...

John Knox's Stand

[Scottish Reformer John] Knox couldn't take the stand he did out of consideration of his pocket or status.

Leaving Our Shells Behind

From time to time, lobsters have to leave their shells in order to grow. They need the shell to protect them from being torn apart, yet when they grow, ...

Christ's New Math

The cross of Christ destroyed the equation religion equals happiness.

Hearers Only, Not Doers

Among the plastic saints of our times Jesus has to do all the dying and all we want is to hear another sermon about His dying.

Lest We Forget

Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.

Life Without Sacrifices

A life without sacrifices is abomination.

Annie Dillard

The Power of Sacrifice

The willing sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful answer yet conceived by God or man to insolent tyranny.