Letter from Slain Missionary

This letter was written by Southern Baptist Missionary to Iraq, Karen Watson, prior to leaving for the Middle East. The letter was dated March 7, 2003. ...

One Church's Survey Found Serving Others Contributes to Spiritual Growth

Eric Swanson wrote in Leadership magazine:

I surveyed my church to see if people saw a relationship between ministering to others and spiritual growth.

Flight Attendant Serves for Christ's Sake

Author and educator, Howard Hendricks, sat in a plane that was delayed for take off. After a long wait, the passengers became more and more irritated. ...

The Poor Need Joy

Mother Teresa was sometimes challenged about the long-term effects of her humanitarian ministry. For example, she was asked, "Why give people fish ...

Working without Earthly Reward

The designer of the famous yellow smiley face received a mere $45 for his work. Harvey Ball, a Massachusetts commercial artist, created the simple yellow ...

Marriage with a Mission

"Adam and Eve must have had fun working together in the garden. No commutes, no child care, no financial worries. Just the opportunity to be with ...

Marriage Makes for Ministry

"Christian couples need to recapture the incredible potential of their relationships. If you are married, God did not make a mistake in bringing ...

Ministry Motives

According to educator Edes Gilbert, getting a good education for their children is not the only factor motivating some of today's parents to enroll ...

The Importance of Perspective

A man came to a construction site, where stonemasons were working. The man said to one, "What are you doing?"

The stonemason said, "You ...

Giving Back the Gift

People have often said, "You could have made it in the secular music world--why didn't you pursue that?" But I'm not interested. Something ...