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Do I have to?

Do I have to?

Occasionally I teach a Bible class at Sunday school for three- to five-year-olds. The group is very small, sometimes only four or five children. One of the girls, a frequ... »

The eyes of gratitude

The eyes of gratitude

Elsa S.

As a child, I had a lazy eye and blurred vision, which made it necessary for me to wear glasses from the time I was seven years old. In order to keep my myopia from worse... »

The joyful heart

The joyful heart

Marie Alvero

As followers of Jesus, “grateful” should be our default setting when we consider that Jesus died to redeem us from an eternity of being separated from God. This should pu... »

The silver lining

The silver lining

Patricia Fortner

I remember my mother often reminding us children to “look on the bright side” and “be thankful for the little things.” If we’d complain about the hot weather in mid-June,... »

Happiness attitude

Happiness attitude

Message from Jesus

The more you speak words of gratitude and praise Me for the good things in your life, the more you’ll develop a positive outlook, even about things you’re tempted to feel... »

A life well lived

A life well lived

Ronan Keane

The Bible has a lot to say on the topic of what our purpose in life should be. King Solomon, described in the Bible as the wisest man of his time, [[See 1 Kings 4:30.]] d... »

Finding Jesus in unusual places

Finding Jesus in unusual places

Iris Richard

I was caught in one of our congested city’s dreaded traffic jams. The endless line of cars, trucks, and buses was crawling forward at barely a walking pace, while pedestr... »

Salt and light

Salt and light

Peter Amsterdam

Jesus opened the Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes, which provide an overview of how He intends for those who follow Him to live their faith. Throughout the rest of... »

The successful sales pitch

The successful sales pitch

Marie Alvero

I went to the retail store, Costco, today to return a vacuum cleaner I had purchased that turned out to be defective. After making our return, we were in need of a new va... »

Finding our niche

Finding our niche

William B. McGrath

The great British writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton wrote a series of short stories about a parish priest, Father Brown, with a knack for forensics. This lowly priest inves... »

Whose fool?

Whose fool?

Linda Cross

“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. … If you remai... »

Jonathan’s integrity

Jonathan’s integrity

Mara Hodler

I’ve always thought Prince Jonathan, the son of Israel’s first anointed king, is an amazing example in the Bible of honor and integrity. Think about it: he was logically... »

Mr. Eternity

Mr. Eternity

My daughter once asked me if I regretted devoting my life to Christian service. I answered, “No regrets whatsoever. The idea has been to work with eternity in mind.” The... »