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...
"Enron." The name now represents an American corporate tragedy. Inflated stock values, lost jobs, lost savings, shattered lives. Enron's collapse sent shock...
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) ...
For a picture of overwhelming despair, look no further than Ecclesiastes: ...
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...
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...
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 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...
Somewhere on that stretch of turnpike, one of us realized the day was lost only if we perceived it that way.
For some members of the human family, the fear of speaking in front of a live audience rates close to the fear of dying. Trembling, dry mouth, perspiration, and various hues of pigment...
Make a phone call. Grab a cup of coffee on the way to a meeting. Check email. Simple acts define a daily routine. Nothing extraordinary. But in the simplest actions and dailyness of...
I've grown to dread telling people what I do for a living. I'm a writer, I'll say. ...
In his second letter to Timothy, St. Paul gave his young friend wise advice: As for you, always be steady, endure suffering to do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. (2 Tim. 4:5) ...
In 1875, the year before the Battle at Little Big Horn, a 30-year-old single woman named Mary C. Collins, living in eastern Iowa, accepted an appointment as a missionary/teacher on the Great Sioux...
In Romans, chapters 1–11, Paul declares that God's grace is the most absolute fact in all creation. In these chapters of profound theological reasoning, he forcefully concludes that God's grace...
Jesus told a parable, often called “The Prodigal Son,” about a young man who, though his father was alive, insisted on his inheritance. The son left home immediately, spent frivolously, and wound...
In a world of competing and often contradictory perspectives, how do we make good decisions? Christians believe that obedience to God's will...
The Apostle Paul concludes his list of Christian attributes, a mini Book of Virtues, with this: “Whatever work you may have to do, [in speech or action,] do everything in the name of...
The note was simple. Terse. Not particularly gracious. ...
An hour-and-a-half drive to Dallas/Fort Worth airport. Another ninety minutes to park, reach the terminal, clear security. Those early Monday West Coast...
