Humor: Do As I Say

Our Sunday school teacher was a quiet, godly man with a quick wit. Reflecting on one of the verses in our Sunday school lesson, "Abstain from all appearance ...

The Power of Encouragement

I'm strong on this quality [encouragement] because someone got excited about my progress. I almost flunked the first grade. I was a terrible reader. ...

God Will Waste Nothing

You must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.

Women Must Not Teach Men

A woman, however learned and holy, may not take upon herself to teach in an assembly of men.

Religious Neutrality Only Produces Disdain

Neutrality to religion guarantees neutrality to those very values that issue from religion. As justice William O. Douglas said, if "in every and ...

Good News for Presbyterians

I listened casually as my 9-year-old son recited the bicycle safety rules he had to memorize for a scouting merit badge.

"Obey all traffic rules. Drive ...

Warding Off Jealousy

Once when Calvin was sending a letter to his close friend Pierre Viret by one of a pair of students, he noticed that the other was a little jealous at ...

Evangelism Includes Discipleship

If you walk out into one of the parking lots this morning and someone says to you, "How do I get to Chicago?"

You say, "Well, get in your ...

Lot's Wife

Anthony, my four-year-old grandson, was excited about the story he had learned at Christian day school. "Grandma," he said enthusiastically, "it's about ...

Taking Proper Aim

Shooting above people's heads doesn't mean you have superior ammunition--it means you are a lousy shot. Without a sense of love and acceptance, people ...