By Rick Ezell After Bill and Jane saw Jessica through four years at the local university, she now was ready to journey into the next chapter of her life—a job in another state, many miles from home. Jane and Jessica had been inseparable as mother and daughter. Now, for the first time in 22 […]
By Juanita Wier Nobles In his book, Stronger (Cook, 2010), Focus on the Family president Jim Daly points to the feeling some people in other nations have about Christians in America. Jim was in Beijing to explore the possibility of expanding the work there, and was saying good-bye to a Chinese missionary couple who […]
By Cheri Lynn Cowell We’ve all experienced or witnessed pain and suffering. We hear the phrase from well-meaning Christians, “God never gives us more than we can handle,” or they say, “God must have something great planned for you if he allows this much suffering in your life.” Although these are meant to comfort, […]
By Christine Venzon I met my friend Freda on Saturday afternoons for Bible study in the nursing home where she lived. For physical affliction, Freda rivaled Job. Rheumatoid arthritis confined her to bed and splayed her fingers. Lesions on her esophagus required periodic scraping. A skin rash would erupt into pustules without warning, subdued […]
By David Timms Angels have hit the big-time in the past few decades—not spiritually speaking, but in terms of television, movies, websites, gift cards, and trinkets. According to a 1993 Gallup Poll, 73 percent of Americans said they believed in angels. A year later, the Wall Street Journal ran a front-page story titled, “Long […]
