How to live above the ordinary year-round

A Massachusetts lottery ad appeared in a newspaper several years ago. Here’s how it read…

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What to do when you discover you’re wrong

A man awoke very early one morning to find a puddle of water in the middle of his king-size waterbed. In order to fix the puncture, he rolled the heavy mattress outside…

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Struggling with thankfulness

Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. That’s because he always found something for which to be grateful…

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Making teamwork work in the body of Christ

People can learn a good amount from nature. One way we can learn about teamwork is by looking at bees…

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How you can grow a generous heart

A man was walking one day when he heard a woman screaming hysterically. He looked over to see she was kneeling in front of her child…

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The key to having those tough talks

President James Madison suffered from many ailments in his old age that required him to take a variety of medicines. A longtime friend sent him a box of vegetable pills…

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How to avoid spiritual deception

An article years ago in ‘U.S. News & World Report’ brought to light a very sneaky practice by some manufacturers of common household goods…

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How are we to treat the lost?

The great scientist Isaac Newton once performed an experiment that required him to stare at the image of the sun in a mirror. The brightness burned into his retina…

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What’s the greatest hope of heaven?

New Testament scholar A.M. Hunter relates a story in one of his books about a dying man who asked his Christian doctor to tell him about the place he was heading…

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The key to lasting happiness

Dennis Wholey, author of a book called ‘Are You Happy?’, reports that according to experts, only about 20% of Americans today are happy…

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