If you’ve ever taken a trip to Europe as a sightseer, you probably visited some of the gorgeous churches and cathedrals in that area of the world. The buildings are worth seeing. With their ornate domes and spires, their intricate facades, and imposing towers, they rise above the cityscapes. Inside, the cathedrals are dressed in marble and are clothed in stained glass that showers the onlooker with a rainbow of light. In the Chartres Cathedral in France, for example, the resp

The problems of our complex world, from the local level to the national and international levels, are so great that human wisdom will not solve them.   We need supernatural intervention.  We need God’s help.   Leaders at all levels need to pray.  Mayors and council members need to pray for their cities.  Governors and state legislators need to pray for their state.  Members of the U.S. Congress and leaders in the executive branch need to pray for the nation.  Leaders in the j

When a cook makes pizza dough, she begins with a round ball of flour, water, and yeast. It doesn’t look like much. But then she begins to roll out the dough and stretch it with her hands. An expert pizza maker can stretch the dough to cover a large pizza pan without tearing the dough. Her fingers and fists deftly work around the circle to enlarge it gradually. Then she lets the dough rest a few moments on the pan before finishing the pie.   God knows just how He wants your ch