Articles

We each have the God-given ability to bring calm to a volatile atmosphere.

Learning to follow God’s lead strengthens us and enriches our lives.

Our Master, Christ Jesus, expected his disciples to be more than just good people. He expected them to be spiritually effective, and he worked diligently to teach them how.

Focusing on God's presence as one prays, instead of the problems one might face, makes all the difference in climbing out of "canyons."

A resolve to cherish the vibrant, eternal now is the best resolution for the new year.

My high school years, from when I was 12 to 19 years old, were a dreadful period. My attitude was completely out of place.

She just couldn’t be a slave anymore. What she’d learned about how good God is, and that He and His goodness are everywhere, and that she was loved by Spirit in every way, didn’t jibe with her enslavement to the fraudulent contract that had enticed her to leave her family and home in the Philippines with promises of good pay, pleasant accommodations, and a round-trip ticket home every two years.

Some time ago I was hiking in the Swabian Alps [a low mountain range in southern Germany]. The ruins of a castle on the mountain across from me were lying in the sunshine and seemed to invite me to come and experience the sunset from there.

There are times in our lives when we need the encouragement, support, and comfort of another. 

While most people in the developed world may think about communicable illness only during certain times of the year, around the globe contagious diseases—more than just seasonal inconveniences—rank as one of the biggest challenges to health and life-expectancy. Whether in regard to malaria, yellow fever, HIV/AIDS, or other illnesses, the need for healing is great.