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A friend had purchased two ducklings. A few weeks later she wanted to show them the big town pond to go swimming in, instead of her small garden pond.

The author explains how fear, ignorance, and sin tried to interfere with Jesus's mission and how we each need to handle these suggestions today.

The true way of the cross is not the way of despair, resignation, or disappointment. It is, in fact, the way to find one’s true self “resurrected”—the way to put on the new man or woman as the spiritual reflection of God.

If you’ve ever run a marathon, you know it’s quite a distance to cover on foot—a little over 26 miles. But imagine being an endurance runner, or “ultra runner” as they are sometimes known, who races 100 miles or more! Some of the most inspiring marathon runners and ultra runners have developed a unique perspective on running which has been key to their endurance and success.

Thoughts on God's already-conceived idea.

Complaining, if we have a habit of doing it, can be the easiest thing in the world. From grumbling about our bank’s poor service, to inefficient city government, to a co-worker’s slowness.

My favorite movie is Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. If you haven’t seen it, Murray’s character, Phil Connors, is an arrogant and self-centered TV weatherman.

After her husband's sudden passing, a woman turns to prayer and finds not just comfort but indestructible joy.

Author James Spencer replies to a question about his January 2013 Journal article “Living in the Third Degree”

True self-knowledge is ultimately a spiritual process, found through prayer.