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Admittedly, contentment is a tough needle to thread. We live in a
Admittedly, contentment is a tough needle to thread. We live in a world that feeds our desire for more and more—until we find it almost impossible t...

Not all of us are called to endure hardship to spread the gospel
Not all of us are called to endure hardship to spread the gospel in distant lands. But each of us is responsible as a servant of God to share Christ w...

God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness, says the apostle
God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness, says the apostle Paul (2 Cor. 12:9). I wish this were not true because I hate being weak. Chemothera...

Not long ago, someone asked me a very tough question: “What is
Not long ago, someone asked me a very tough question: “What is the longest you have gone without sinning? A week, a day, an hour?” How can we answ...

To stake or not to stake? That’s the question Marilyn faced when
To stake or not to stake? That’s the question Marilyn faced when she planted a tree sapling last summer. The salesman said, “Stake it for one year...

One aspect of God’s glory is His almighty power. But how does He
One aspect of God’s glory is His almighty power. But how does He show His strength? He doesn’t do it by rearranging the galaxies before our very e...

It made no sense for a widow to donate her last few coins to a
It made no sense for a widow to donate her last few coins to a corrupt institution in Jerusalem, where scribes who were dependent on those gifts “de...

"Too blessed to complain.” I must confess that I felt convicted
"Too blessed to complain.” I must confess that I felt convicted as I pondered those words. Too often I find myself lamenting moments in life that d...