Finding comfort in God’s perfect timing

The famous evangelist George Müller one day decided he would pray diligently for five of his friends to receive the Lord. So he began. Day after day, he would pray…

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Will you accept this gift?

In 1830, a man named George Wilson was tried and convicted of robbing the U.S. Mail, a crime punishable by death. Wilson was sentenced to be hanged…

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How to look past spiritual distractions

It was the final hole of the 1961 Masters Golf Tournament. Arnold Palmer had a one-stroke lead and had just hit a very satisfying tee shot. He looked to be in good shape…

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The most important part of the gospel

For many years, novelist Dashiell Hammett worked as a private detective. His experiences during that time supplied him with much of the material he used in his books…

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How to be sure your best days are ahead

One day the famous evangelist George Whitfield was relating the difficulties of ministry to some friends. He said he was tired of the burdens and was glad his work would soon be over…

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The power of a forgiving heart

In the early days of his presidency, Calvin Coolidge awoke one morning to find his hotel room was being robbed by a cat burglar going through his coat pockets…

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Building an unshakable faith in your God

The famous philosopher Bertrand Russell was born into a Christian home and was taught to believe in God. Later on in life, however, he became an outspoken atheist…

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Where you can find your ultimate value

In 1975, six armed gunmen broke into a London bank where they went straight for the safety deposit boxes. Among the spoils they took away from their plunder was…

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How you can avoid a secretly sinful life

Every year in Basel, Switzerland, the churchgoing townspeople have a festival in which they all don masks and go through the city doing things they would never do…

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Prioritizing the eternal over the earthly

Some of the earliest missionaries to the Marshall Islands received their mail only once a year when the boats made their rounds of the South Pacific. One year, the boat was one day ahead…

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