Faith fortifiers
Christians aren’t immune to difficulty—family problems, fears, uncertainty, too much to do, financial pressures, and so much more. Having faith doesn’t keep us from diffi... »
Articles
Lessons from the medley
I was chatting over Skype with a friend while watching the 4x100 m medley swimming relay at the Olympics, when something one of the commentators said stumped me. “What’s... »
Living the dream
One of my favorite inspirational stories is of a young African boy who crossed over 3,000 kilometers of hostile jungle territory on foot because he had a vision and deter... »
The faith package
Life’s ups and downs can leave our faith in a precarious position, so how do we increase our faith? The Bible tells us that “faith comes by hearing … the word of God.”[Ro... »
The gift of faith
Faith is believing, faith is hoping, faith is trusting. Faith walks on the water to follow Me and refuses to look at the waves.[See Matthew 14:22–33.] Faith refuses to ca... »
Good—or upright?
I recently came across an interesting verse that fits with this issue’s main theme of goodness. I had read it before, but this time it made more of an impression on me.In... »
A true Good Samaritan
Recently, after reading an article on the BBC News website[ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12043294], I found myself faced with a few tough questions. The article, a... »
Quarks in His glory
Peter and I were taking a few days’ break at a small beach town. One late afternoon, I was taking a walk along the beach, when I looked up to find one of the most stunnin... »
My life’s heroes
It was 1977, and Karl and I had left Germany in a camper the previous year. Our journey had already taken us through Italy, what was then Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Iran... »
Goodness—the exemplary fruit
Christians are expected to be good people. In fact, many non-Christians expect more from Christians than they do from themselves or anyone else. Jesus Himself told His fi... »
What is beautiful?
I recently did a search for how often the word “beautiful” appears in the Bible. I found out that the Old Testament is full of beautiful women. Sara was beautiful.[[See G... »
Martha’s transformation
I first met Martha as she was sitting on a bench in the park where I was taking my baby for a walk. My husband and I had been married for two years, and we had just had o... »
A mother’s choice
None of her friends or family understands why she has done it, and most of them would like to shake her out of her foolishness. Their objections make sense. After all, Ma... »