Dealing with Difficult People

Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: That person sanctifies me." —Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei

Is Prozac God's Gift?

Concerning the mystery of God's help, John Ortberg writes:

God does come, and he may come in unexpected ways. Lewis Smedes was a teacher of mine in ...

Thomas à Kempis on Following Jesus

Thomas à Kempis writes:

Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire ...

Why We Question The Resurrection

The evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, ...

Christians' Point of No Return

If you were inside the cockpit of a departing airplane, just as it took off from the runway you would hear the copilot or captain call out, "V1." ...

Convict Chooses Prison

What’s worse than being trapped behind prison bars? Trying to live while avoiding capture.

Sergei was a Latvian prison convict with ten months left ...

Militant Feminist Changed by Christ’s Love

In a sermon about living to please God, Rick Warren says:

Liz Curtis Higgs was one of the best-known disc jockeys in America, and she lived quite a…wild ...

Broken Bottle Demonstrates Extravagance for God

Text: "'Leave her alone,' said Jesus. 'Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.'" (Mark 14:3–11). ...

C. S. Lewis on God's Will

"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your ...

New Age Intellectual Finds Christ

Mary Poplin, professor of education and Dean of the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, attended a Methodist church as a child, ...