I had a friend who hated to hear the dreaded, "P-word." To him, "potential" meant one thing: You're messing your life up, why won’t you get it in line? He would say to me, "I’m tired of people saying I have potential and that I can do better. It ...
Nobody hates waiting more than I do. At Wal-mart, I use the self-checkout, because there is usually no line. Unless, of course, I commit the unpardonable crime of putting the bread on the wrong plastic bag and the machine begins yelling at me. Then, of ...
Editor's Note: In October 2007, we ran Daniel Darling's article titled, “Is God Fair? Maybe Not, But He’s Right.” This article is a follow-up to that first one. The author writes: "I was surprised at how much reaction [the first] article generated. ...
Ok. I’m not a financial expert. I don’t even know where CNBC is on the dial. I’ve never subscribed to the Wall Street Journal. And I wouldn’t recognize Warren Buffet if he were sleeping on my couch. But I have found some useful advice for Christians ...
What do the power locks on my 96 Nissan Sentra, the kind lady checking my receipt at the Costco exit, and the security guard pacing the hall at a Colorado church all have in common? Each is evidence of an undeniable truth. The truth is this: We live in ...
There is an old story preachers tell about a man trapped on the top of his house during a flood/hurricane/tsunami (insert your own natural disaster). The water is swiftly rising. As this man sits on his roof, fearful of being swept away by the current, ...
It wasn’t a special day. It wasn’t a grand occasion. It wasn’t met with great fanfare. Instead it was an ordinary trip to the well on an ordinary day. But on this particular day, young Rebekah so impressed Abraham’s servant, the man sent by the ...
The fact that Joash lived after his very first breath was a miracle. Born into the bloody chaos of a revolution in his country, he was the only male member of his family to survive the wicked purge of his grandmother Athalia. And he survived only ...
Each morning, as Moses rose from his bedchamber, he looked over the wide expanse of the Egyptian kingdom, a kingdom that would one day be his. The lush banks of the Nile, the far-reaching mountains of the Sinai, the stunning architecture, culture, and ...
“What I believe about God is the most important thing about me” --A.W. Tozer As I looked across the table at her, I could still see the pain in her eyes. She had been rejected years ago, but the hurt was still fresh. Linda Sullivan, my mother-in-law ...
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