How to recognize truth in the midst of lies

One of the most elaborate hoaxes in broadcast history was an April Fool’s joke played on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s current affairs program ‘Panorama’…

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How to emotionally open yourself to God

Tears are a fundamental aspect of the human condition. Christian author Calvin Miller writes in his book, ‘The Valiant Papers’, on crying…

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Where you can find real healing

A drunken husband snuck up the stairs quietly one evening as his wife was sleeping. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received…

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The importance of aligning yourself with God’s will

An Australian physics professor used to illustrate the time of descent of a free-falling body by allowing a heavy ball suspended from the lecture-theater roof trusses to fall some 30 feet…

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The great reward of servanthood

A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room…

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Where to find true security

The famous author and pastor F. B. Meyer wrote about two Germans who wanted to climb the Matterhorn. They hired three guides and began their ascent…

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The virtue of taking responsibility

Some years ago, a former American astronaut took over as head of a major airline. He was determined to make the airline’s service the best in the industry…

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How to prepare yourself to face each day

A story is told of a man who challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest…

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The importance of physical and mental rest

In ancient Athens, Greece, a man one day noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing games with some small children. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted his time…

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Your most priceless possession

Vincent van Gogh first began to experiment with impressionist techniques during his Parisian period, the time from 1886 until 1888. The Dutch artist wrote to his sister in 1887…

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