Why do so many people pray to a living God and believe in Jesus Christ, but down deep in their hearts, they just don't feel much faith? Ever wonder? Perhaps you are there right now. The Bible says that God has given us His Word, the Bible, so that you may know that...
A stockbroker who writes a large check to his favorite charity, a Buddhist priest who, with a shaven head, goes on a long journey, and a young woman who takes a vow of chastity and goes into a convent doesn't have much in common, but there is one thing which they do...
What chance is there when it comes to the laws of probability? If you answer, "Not much!" you are right, because the laws of probability are carefully defined and calculated mathematically. There is no real element of chance whatsoever. For example, take a coin and...
Some words are coined especially for use in heaven, and outside the Christian community, it is difficult to really understand their meaning. Such is the word blessed! It comes from the Greek word makarios. It was the word used by Jesus when He sat on the slopes of...
In 1944, Frank Capra, the celebrated director, produced a comedy film called Arsenic and Old Lace. It's about two sweet but murderous aunts who put poison in the elderberry tea that was served to a succession of male residents in their boarding house and then stored...
Some folks measure time by years—January 1 to December 31. Some folks keep track of it by birthdays. Some by how long it is until they can finally draw retirement benefits and kiss work goodbye forever, or how many weeks or years stand between them and getting married...
“If I held in my hands the power to eliminate physical pain from the world,” said Dr. Paul Brand, “I would not exercise it.” (Paul Brand & Philip Yancey, The Gift of Pain, p. 219). And what qualifies him to say something so sweeping, so comprehensive? Just think...
Have you ever had the experience of feeling that you are the “odd person out”? You have to attend a professional meeting or something you feel you should attend but would prefer to skip it. But you can’t. You have to attend. Others stand around talking, laughing, and...
One of my memories of growing up was the trip to my grandmother's house, two doors down from Mrs. Schuler's house, where I took piano lessons. Among the pool of memories I will always treasure, is the platter of oatmeal cookies that Grandma always had available. After...
Jim Warren, like thousands of other people, believed in God. In fact, he went to church—not every Sunday, but most Sundays. He was a good man. He worked hard to support his family. He was faithful to his wife, Ruth, and occasionally took his boys fishing. Jim really...