Alec Guinness Ecstatic about God

What would compel [the late actor Alec Guinness,] this most reserved and private of superstars, to run through a London street and then fall on his knees? ...

Content with God's Gifts

One story tells of a mother and son who lived in a forest. One day when they were out a tornado surprised them.

The mother clung to a tree and tried to ...

A Muddy Moment of Clarity

In The Sacred Journey, Frederick Buechner writes:

"[One] winter I sat in Army fatigues somewhere near Anniston, Alabama, eating my supper out of a ...

Gratitude Is Enriching

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.

We Give Thanks--But to Whom?

It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving ...

Who Gets the First Piece?

When you carve the Thanksgiving turkey, give the first piece to the person who prepared it.

A Precious Blade of Grass

Out of the history of Napoleonic France, Leonard Griffith has given us a moving story of a political prisoner by the name of Charnet. Charnet was thrown ...

Freed from Ego

A woman said to a guest at dinner, "We say grace at dinner each day to remind us around here that there is something bigger than our egos." ...

Forgotten "Thank You"

Our biggest problem in the church today is this vast majority of Sunday morning Christians who claim to have known the Master's cure and who return ...

The Humility of Thankfulness

The modern American seldom pauses to give thanks for the simple blessings of life. One reason is that we are used to having so much. We simply assume ...