Count Your Many Blessings

While on a short-term missions trip, Pastor Jack Hinton was leading worship at a leper colony on the island of Tobago. A woman who had been facing away ...

The Joy of a Blind Child

Many years ago a little girl was totally blind. She was blinded as an infant as the result of an accident. She lived to be over 90 years old. She became ...

No One to Thank

It is a terrible thing to be grateful and have no one to thank, to be awed and have no one to worship.

Luther on the Apostle's Creed

The First Article: Creation
"I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth".

What does this mean?

Answer: I believe that God ...

Life Is Sweet

Life is very sweet to me, and there is no position of power or wealth that could tempt me from the throne God has given me.

God's Extras

Everyone is familiar with Sherlock Holmes, his faithful companion Dr. Watson, and Holmes's keen power of observation that solved countless crimes. ...

A Thankful Heart Finds Blessings

If one should give me a dish of sand and tell me there were particles of iron in it, I might look for them with my eyes and search for them with my clumsy ...

It Could Be Worse

The Hope Health Letter (10/95) included this story:

Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his wife, two small children, and his elderly parents ...

Matthew Henry: Thankful Anyway

A famous English Bible scholar named Matthew Henry was once attacked by thieves and robbed of his purse. He wrote these words in his diary: "Let ...

Everything Good Is from God

Some people are appreciative by nature, but some are not; and it is these latter people who especially need God's power to express thanksgiving. We ...