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Do you ever feel as if you’re only one person who can only do so much, especially in the face of some pressing need? We can all find excuses to sidestep a problem. We can say that we’re the wrong person for the job...

When I was in Germany a few years ago to speak at a church, I was linked up with a blind woman named Elizabeth, who served as my interpreter. For five sessions we were at the microphone, me with my...

Jesus is the perfect priest who can completely empathize with our weaknesses. His response to our plight—especially our grief and pain—is utterly perfect. This is good news for the hurting widow, the rejected wife...

It’s been said that a child doesn’t know the difference between a broken promise and a lie. To the parent, a promise is something we strive to fulfill but “Hey, one never knows what tomorrow might bring.” But to the child...

I taught the junior high Sunday school lesson this week. I wondered, How can I inspire these kids to pray for their friends at school who don’t know Christ?...

One day the earth will be liberated. The whole creation, like us, is “groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time” (Rom. 8:22). I sense this whenever I see smog, a junkyard, or dead raccoons in the road...