The Risk of Hope

To hope is to risk frustration. Therefore, make up your mind to risk frustration.

—Thomas Merton, Trappist monk and writer (1915–1968)

Sitting with God on the Bathroom Floor

In his book The Pressure's Off, psychologist Larry Crabb uses a story from his childhood to illustrate our need to delight in God through adversity: ...

N. T. Wright on Discipleship

The way to Christian growth is often to allow oneself to be puzzled and startled by new apparent complexity … Is it, after all, Jesus we want to ...

Finding Hope in Tragedy

After her daughter was born, Nancy [Guthrie] knew something was wrong. Though she named the baby Hope, there wasn't much to be hopeful about. Born ...

Albert Einstein on God

When Albert Einstein was asked if he believed in God, here was his response: "I'm not an atheist. I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. ...

Woman Unaware of Pregnancy

While an old proverb claims that ignorance is bliss, Amanda Brisendine would be the first to tell you that ignorance can have unexpected consequences.

Archaeological Find Supports Biblical Account

Within the ruins of a large copper-processing center in the lowlands of Jordan, an international team of archaeologists has found evidence that shows ...

Halle Berry Not Sure Which God to Believe In

I believe in God. I just don't know if that God is Jehovah, Buddha or Allah.

—Actress Halle Berry

Questions about Dreams

Roc Bottomly writes in Discipleship Journal:

One night in a dream, my wife saw the mangled body of one of our children. She frantically tried to help, ...

Sean Penn Connects Mystery with Truth

When everything gets answered, it's fake—the mystery is the truth.

—Actor Sean Penn