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Stepping out onto our semi-wet, sloped driveway from my car, I quite unexpectedly fell, landing with a heavy thump on both of my hands. My lips kissed the slippery macadam, and though they were only slightly scraped, my wrists were badly hurt.

I was flying out of Monterey, California, to San Francisco on an eight-seat commuter plane. Visibility was poor, and not long after takeoff we were immersed in a sea of fog.

Sometimes there's nothing more discouraging than hearing that someone else has had a quick healing, especially if you've been longing to have more of them yourself. It's so natural to desire health and well-being; it's also natural to expect the kind of quick and permanent healing that assures you of your wholeness and wellness—right here and now.

Exploring the ocean's depths, discovering its fragile, colorful, intricate forms, can be an intriguing and wonderful experience. Yet delving into the fundamental nature of being—into the nature of God and His creation—must be, is, more satisfying than anything else can be.

"Yo, Jesus," he pleaded as he lay suffering from a knife wound to the chest, "if you're real, save me and I'll do good—whatever good is. " Several years of Bronx street life had caught up with Corey Red.

THE RADICAL STATEMENTS JESUS MADE ALMOST required an accompanying disclaimer— "Caution! If followed as prescribed, this could turn world upside down. " Just about everything Jesus said or did seemed to contradict the accepted cultural views of his time, resulting in, more often than not, religious and social upheaval.

IT'S A QUESTION AS OLD AS THE AGES: HOW do you please God? For centuries, the answer was simple: One demonstrates one's love for God by making a sacrifice—an offering of some kind. The Bible is filled with examples of people placing objects on altars as evidence of their devotion to God.

If we listed all of Barry Huff's areas of Biblical expertise, they would exceed our allotted word limit. With a Master of Theological Studies already under his belt, he's currently pursuing an advanced degree in Old Testament studies at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

This scene with the man on the T is still floating around the peripheries of my memory. I noticed him as soon as I got on.

When I was seven and in second grade, I was having a lot of trouble in school. I had to sit off by myself, away from the class.