The full life
One day, somebody asked Jesus to arbitrate in a legal dispute between him and his brother. Jesus wasn’t interested in getting involved in their squabbles over an inherita... »
Volume 23.05 | May 2022
A work in progress
One indelible memory from my childhood is of a boy about my age walking on crutches. Each time he took a step with his right foot, his left leg swung limply a few inches... »
Forward to success
Many of God's promises are conditional, requiring some initial action on our part. Once we begin to obey, He will begin to bless us. Great things were promised to Abraham... »
Less is more
One day I was out and saw a new electronic scale that takes a person’s weight, correlates it with his or her height, and plots a graph that shows whether that person is u... »
God’s answers
Christian author Henry W. Frost, who worked with the China Inland Mission, wrote a book on healing titled Miraculous Healing, first published in 1931. Although it was wri... »
Failing forward
My wife and I were on a three-week holiday of rest, relaxation, and spiritual refilling while we visited her family in the sunny clime of Tenerife. As we relaxed by a nat... »
Learning from God
We can go through life and miss some of the things that God is trying to teach us if we don’t intentionally seek to learn from God. Some things are obvious, but others ar... »
Do some people really “have it all”?
Question: Why is it that some people seem to lead charmed lives? They have good looks, great health, lots of natural abilities, and lots of friends—everything—while peopl... »
What I know now
I am a mom of four teenagers and young adults. I look back over the past 20-plus years of pregnancy, babies, toddlers, kids, messes, trips, packing, school, planning, fee... »
Simply be faithful
Remember what was said about the woman in the Bible, “She did what she could.”[[Mark 14:8 NIV]] Likewise, just do what you can, and then leave the rest to Me and to other... »