He walked to the podium and paused. Then he punctured the silence with five words: “We,” he said, “are a temporary substance.”
“Imagination is key to the thriving God intends for us,” says international artist Makoto Fujimura. And he believes our faith will grow...
Last year I received an envelope in the mail that caused my heart to stir as I recognized the return address. Tearing open the letter with rapid speed, I read the longed-for words...
No matter what we do, or how hard we work, many people will not understand us or what our lives are truly about.
Those who believe that Christ makes all things new are contributors of hope.
If we’re sinful people, how is it possible for us to come into the presence of a sinless, perfect God? And if...
In a classic scene from C. S. Lewis’s book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Susan and Lucy are talking with...
Coarse patches of sun-bleached grass poked up at my shoulder blades as I lay on earth’s surface, scouring the heavens. The playground...
This winter, it snowed for ten consecutive days. We woke to freshly fallen snow every morning, and it seemed as if the night hours birthed the world new again. The grime and gray...
Over the years, "Away in a Manger" has been the source of considerable perplexity for me, though I've always felt fond of the song.
Does God understand us? How does God regard us when we struggle? When we’re discouraged? When we’re tempted? Hebrews 2:10-18 offers an encouraging answer to these questions. ...
How can we escape from the power of sin and death? How can we experience forgiveness? How can we live each day in unbroken relationship with God? Answers to these questions can be...
When a downtrodden Nathan told his wife Sophia he had been fired from his job, she was elated. She cried: "Now, you can write your book!"
My friend Earl Palmer once visited a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. When it came time to go, he boarded a small plane. The young pilot described what their launch by catapult would feel like.
Ray's new botany teacher handed him a river plant and told him to study its leaves, roots, and blossom. Fifteen minutes later...
Phyllis is amazing. Day after day she shows up for volunteer work. She cooks for people, visits them, cares for them.
Sylvia is married and has two young children. At a recent party, as people exchanged small talk, someone asked Sylvia what she did. "What do I do?" I heard Sylvia say. "I'm a...
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race...
The book of Hebrews offers a deep foundation for understanding the value of work in the world.
The book of Hebrews offers a deep foundation for understanding the value of work in the world. It offers practical help for overcoming evil at work, developing a rhythm of work and rest...
