One day, as I was reading this prayer of Jesus to God the Father, I leaped from my chair in excitement when I realized that God loves me as much as He loves His only begotten Son!...

Brenda was hurrying through the supermarket when she knocked over a display of shoelaces.  Embarrassed, she threw one packet into her cart and paid for it. She had stopped at the store to pick up a few things on her way to visit her friend, Donald, in the hospital.  His arms and legs were paralyzed after he fell off a ladder....

“In what way do you expect God to reveal His place of service for you?” I asked him. “I’m following the ‘closed-door policy,’” he replied.... 

“How do I know God’s will?”  You may have asked that very question.  Here are a few guidelines for helping you to determine God’s will....

...She stared up at the rock with lots of enthusiasm, headed for the peak.  Out of breath, she stopped and looked above.  There, before her, was a very difficult ledge. When Brenda tugged on the rope, it swung around taut and hit her in the eye.  And her contact lens popped out! Precariously, she hung there...

John, the chairman of the board of deacons in a large, successful church, refused to respond – though hundreds of others did – to my invitation to be filled with the Holy Spirit by faith....

...most Christians do not live joyful and fruitful lives.  Why?  Because they have a limited view of God.  Most of us sit at God’s banquet table of blessing and come away with crumbs – simply because of our lack of knowledge of God and faith to trust and obey Him....

...Enthusiastically, Thelma burst through the school door.  Within minutes, she was on her way back out.  When the admissions officer saw her face to face, he refused to let her enroll.  She met all the qualifications for the school except for one detail.  Thelma is black, and in the early sixties, this particular school was open only to white students....

For me, the Christian life is an exciting, joy-filled adventure.  It has been that way through more than 30 years of walking with the Lord.  If you are not experiencing such a life, it can be the same for you today, tomorrow and the rest of your days, no matter what the circumstances....

There are certain things money can’t buy.  Things like love, contentment, or a child...