Two women; two friends; two life stories of deep wounds and profound loss. The first, a minivan-driving, kid-shuttling, suburban mom of two—and rape survivor struggling to return life to some...
Sometimes we have the mistaken idea that to make a difference in the world, we must be important or famous or brilliant or successful. We must make some amazing discovery, cure a disease...
Philippians 3:13 ...
The truck wasn't large, but it was covered in bumper stickers—sides, doors, and tailgate. Each sticker was an angry message against Christianity...
Chapter four of the book of Numbers details several job descriptions: ...
Chance favors only the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur ...
When my oldest son was small, I arranged to give him moments of undivided attention, my time in his world, to watch or participate, as he desired. Usually a Husky puppet named Danny...
When Saul saw how successful David was, he was afraid of him. 1 Samuel 18:15 (Read 1 Samuel 16–27 for full context.) ...
For a picture of overwhelming despair, look no further than Ecclesiastes: ...
A community prayer group was gathering for Bible study when one of its members began her litany of fear in the form of complaints and troubles. The group listened with empathy; however, the woeful...
This is what the Lord says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. For I know...
Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake and the gospel, will save it. (Luke 9:24) ...
Several times in the New Testament, the Christian life is compared to an athletic event. In the letter to the Hebrews, the writer uses the image of a runner in a race: ...
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. . . Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note...
Somewhere on that stretch of turnpike, one of us realized the day was lost only if we perceived it that way.
Hope "for the future should never be despised . . . it is health and vitality." ...
Congruence. (kنn´ groo wens) The state or quality of being in agreement, harmonious. ...
"Enron." The name now represents an American corporate tragedy. Inflated stock values, lost jobs, lost savings, shattered lives. Enron's collapse sent shock...
The circle of people was almost complete—the most improbable collection of people I had ever witnessed. On the fringe of the park, some of the city's roughest gang members maintained an...
I treasure memories of my Greek-American upbringing and our extended family gatherings. No get-together was complete without food and dance. The yiayias (grandmothers dressed in black) and a host...
