Missionaries' Sacrifice Paves Way for Church

The group of travelers were crossing the Sahel of Africa, just south of the Sahara Desert. They were working their way toward the Dogon in Mali. Among ...

Poor Man Returns $11,000 Watch

In 1972, a young Egyptian businessman named Farahat lost an $11,000 watch. He was stunned when a garbage man dressed in filthy rags found it and returned ...

Opposing Players Help Fallen Softball Player

On April 26, 2008, the Western Oregon women's softball team played against Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. During the course ...

Our Trinitarian Personhood

In his book Ministry in the Image of God, Stephen Seamands writes about the relational side of our personhood, which reflects the Trinitarian nature of ...

Signs of the Trinity

Self-giving love is the Trinity's signature.

"God Is a Party, and You're Invited"

Perhaps the best analogy for the Trinity is a time when you experienced a community of love. Maybe a family when it was at its most healthy and loving. ...

Finish the Course

During his time as the U.S. division director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, Bernie May used to write a column in the ministry's newsletter. He once ...

Father's Discipline and Kiss Changes Son

Editor's Note: On March 10, 2008, we published the following story as an "Editor's Choice" illustration. The story had a number of errors in it, and we ...

Man Shows Kindness to Teenage Mugger

Julio Diaz, a 31-year-old Bronx social worker, just wanted to do what he did every night on the way home from work: grab a quick bite to eat at his favorite ...

Being a Person in Community

Nancy Ortberg shares a story of how her daughter's concern for the wider church community spoke a word of conviction into Nancy's own heart:

One ...