By Don Dilmore “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?” (Daniel 6:20). If Christians today were as committed as the Old Testament prophet Daniel, the world would be vastly different. Daniel was most likely a teenager when he was taken […]
By Michael C. Mack The words were like a punch in the stomach: “I just don’t want to be married to you anymore.” I wasn’t prepared to hear that and neither were our four teenage kids. Suddenly we were separated: Heidi moved into an apartment, and I moved into a dark valley of the […]
By Laury L. Davis “It will sure be embarrassing if you don’t end up going,” my son said as he piled into the car, handing me supplies donated for an upcoming mission trip. “Thanks for pointing that out,” I replied, humored yet perturbed. I was scheduled to leave for a mission trip to […]
By Bob Mize My wife and I went to a crowded coffee shop, purchased our drinks, but found no place to sit. A man was sitting alone at the end of a long table. Spread out in front of him was an open Bible, a notebook, a Bible commentary, and a computer with ear […]
By Steve Wyatt Years ago I attended a retreat where every attendee had to tell his story. Not our success stories; we had to talk about our underbellies. Few people enjoy talking in public; fewer like to expose their soft spots when they do. So as we walked to the podium, we were handed […]
