One day an enquirer questioned St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as to why God called him, Francis humbly replied: God picks the weakest, the smallest, the meanest of men on the...
A Christian's soul battles his heart. His soul suggests righteousness while his heart stresses indulgence. Hudson Taylor held tightly to his soul's suggestions.
Slavery in Egypt gave the Israelites a dream. They dreamt of Canaan but tripped in the desert.
Walking naked, innocent (and at first lonely) among the avocado trees, under the swooping parrots and beside the mighty Pishon River was the only life Adam had ever known.
The wrestle with ambition. . . the visible inadequacy of supplies. . . or the fears of absent skills have long hindered the divine call landing upon human ears.
God has formed mankind in His image. To this day men are still learning to live in their creator's image.
In the winter of 1935, the United States reeled from the throes of the Great Depression. Fiorello La Guardia presided as New York's mayor during those dark days.
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat in quietness on the porch bench. She didn't move, just sat. Her lowered head gazed at her hands.
Life may feel like a stacked game with marked cards, or maybe some unkind chance thrown from a cosmic dice.
Maybe your flooded heart humms rain, rain, go away. . . Should loneliness soak you as your closest friend. . .
