The Gift of Peace
“I believe in Jesus and He is my Savior, and I have no fear of...
Learning from Little Ones
When a friend and I rode into one of the slums in Nairobi, Kenya, our...
Eclipse
I was prepared with eye protection, an ideal viewing location, and homemade moon pie desserts....
Through the Waters
The movie The Free State of Jones tells the US Civil War story of Newton Knight and...
Seeking God
It’s inspiring to watch people’s passion and dedication in pursuing their dreams. A young woman...
Strength in Suffering
In 1948, Harlan Popov, the pastor of an underground church, was taken from his home...
Blessed Bread
When our oldest child became a teenager, my wife and I gave her a journal...
Reunion
The little boy excitedly ripped open a big box from his serviceman daddy, whom he...
Death Row Joy
In 1985 Anthony Ray Hinton was charged with the murders of two restaurant managers. It...
Watched by God
Our little grandson waved goodbye, then turned back with a question. “Grandma, why do you...
A Call to Leave
As a young woman, I imagined myself married to my high school sweetheart—until we broke...
Liberated by Jesus
“I lived with my mother so long that she moved out!” Those were the words...
Ever-Present Presence
During the 2018 World Cup, Colombian forward Radamel Falcao scored in the seventieth minute against...
In It Together
During a two-month period in 1994, as many as one million Tutsis were slain in...
A Fire Called Holy
After several years of drought, the wildfires of Southern California left some residents thinking of...
Friendship Bench
In the African country of Zimbabwe, war trauma and high unemployment can leave people in...
Clean Containers
“Hatred corrodes the container that carries it.” These words were spoken by former Senator Alan...
Everyone Needs Compassion
When Jeff was a new believer in Jesus and fresh out of college, he worked...
Mysterious Helpers
Louise suffers from muscular dystrophy. While trying to exit a train station one day, she...
A Christmas Visitor
On Christmas Eve 1944, a man known as “Old Brinker” lay dying in a prison...
Grace at the End
Artist Doug Merkey’s masterful sculpture Ruthless Trust features a bronze human figure clinging desperately to a cross...
The Flip Side of Love
The Roman inns during the time of Christ had a reputation so bad that rabbis...
Loving the Stranger
After a member of my family converted to a different religion, Christian friends urged me...
It’s Up to God
Nate and Sherilyn enjoyed their stop at an omakase restaurant while visiting New York City. Omakase is a Japanese...
No Longer Afraid
When the Ethiopian police found her a week after her abduction, three black-maned lions surrounded...
Walk Like a Warrior
Eighteen-year-old Emma faithfully talks about Jesus on social media, even though bullies have criticized her...
A Feast of Love
In the Danish film Babette’s Feast, a French refugee appears in a coastal village. Two elderly sisters,...
Strengthened in Song
When French villagers helped Jewish refugees hide from the Nazis during World War II, some...
God’s Heart for Hypocrites
“I’d be very disappointed if one of our team members did that,” said a cricket player, referring...
A Ready Remedy
Following the park guide, I scribbled notes as he taught about the plants of the...