Sister Carol Anne O’Marie is a nun in Oakland, California, who writes mystery novels about an elderly nun who becomes a detective. Awhile back…
Read MoreLearn how to enrich your prayer life… by walking!
Prayer is one of the toughest disciplines to practice as you follow Jesus.
It is so contrary to how many of us grew up. In my family you might hear, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get going!”… because life depended on you. There was no thought of prayer. In fact, there was no thought of God!
Read MoreWhere do you store your treasure?
George W. Truett, a well-known pastor in the mid-1900s, was invited to dinner in the home of a very wealthy man in Texas. When the meal was finished…
Read MoreWhat to do when life knocks you down
A story is told that Andrew Jackson’s boyhood friends just couldn’t understand how he became a famous general and then President of the United States…
Read MoreHe always comes through
A shipwrecked crew had been drifting for days in a small boat off the coast of Brazil. After their water ran out, they began to suffer…
Read MoreRemaining faithful through persecution
In 1857, archaeologists digging in the remains of a boarding school in Rome found a picture dating from the third century. It shows a boy standing…
Read MoreYou’re on the same team
Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin had every reason as teammates to be friends, but they weren’t. Incognito constantly harassed and bullied Martin…
Read MoreFinding perfect peace in a chaotic world
An art contest was held to find the perfect picture of peace. The challenge stirred the imagination of artists everywhere…
Read MoreFinding supernatural patience as you wait on God
Some of the greatest missionaries in the history of our faith were firmly devoted to spreading the seed of God’s Word, and yet had to wait long periods…
Read MoreDon’t just grumble – take action!
A man was driving to work one morning, and was stuck in traffic when the car in front of him broke down. The driver of the broken-down vehicle…
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