Ministry to Estranged Parents Started with a Bible Promise

Pamela Hoch helped start the Rachel Foundation, a ministry dedicated to reuniting parents and children who have been torn apart. People often assume that ...

NASA Sent a Message of Human Longing into Space

In 1977 NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to explore the galaxy. A golden record called The Sounds of Earth was affixed to each of the twin spacecrafts—a ...

When We Treat God like the Geek Squad

The word geek is a slang term for (a) A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy; (b) A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific ...

78-year-old Christian Leader Renews His Commitment to Christ

Soon after the publication of John Stott's 1971 revised edition of Basic Christian, he received a letter that read:

Dear John,

Thank you for writing ...

Trapped in an Elevator, Elderly Nun Turns to Prayer

While staying alone in her convent, an 85-year-old Catholic nun got trapped inside a broken elevator for four nights and three days. She tried pushing ...

The Hound of Heaven Pursued John Stott

In his love for us Jesus acts like a hound-dog, intense and focused as he pursues the hunt. That image comes from Francis Thompson, a 19th century British ...

Former Alcoholic Donates His First Paycheck to God

Craig C. had been an alcoholic for more than a dozen years. He'd lost everything he had, including his wife and son, due to his selfishness and addiction. ...

Trials Are Like Bounced Checks

In his book When Life Is Hard, pastor James MacDonald defines a trial as a painful circumstance allowed by God to change one's conduct and character. ...

Image of Christ Is Fulfillment of Our Deepest Hungers

Often people have the idea that the image of Christ is something alien to human beings, something strange that God wants to add on to our life, something ...

John Ortberg on the Importance of Spiritual Weaning

Stillness is always a prerequisite for receptivity. Telephones and television sets cannot receive messages when they are too filled with static and noise. ...