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...
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: ...
Congruence. (kنn´ groo wens) The state or quality of being in agreement, harmonious. ...
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." ...
"Enron." The name now represents an American corporate tragedy. Inflated stock values, lost jobs, lost savings, shattered lives. Enron's collapse sent shock...
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...
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...
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) ...
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...
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...
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) ...
I've grown to dread telling people what I do for a living. I'm a writer, I'll say. ...
