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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreHow to prepare yourself to face each day
A story is told of a man who challenged another to an all-day wood chopping contest.
The challenger worked very hard, stopping only for a brief lunch break…
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…
Read MoreWho can you really trust?
In the early 15th century, the kings of both Italy and Bohemia promised safe transport and safe custody to the great pre-Reformation reformer, John Hus. Both, however…
Read MoreHow to lean on God in days of doubt
Pastor and author Ravi Zacharias shares a story from British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge about a conversation he had with Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin…
Read MoreThe importance of getting quiet each day
Studies show noise affects human behavior. In one experiment carried out by psychologists, a student leaving a library intentionally…
Read MoreFinding God’s favor through perseverance
Psychologist Martin Segilman of the University of Pennsylvania advised the MetLife insurance company to hire a special group of job applicants who…
Read MoreThe redeeming freedom of Christ in your life
When A. J. Gordon was pastor of a church in Boston, he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired…
Read MoreResponding to God’s love for you
God’s redemptive work in the lives of His faithful people will naturally provoke worship. Author and pastor Leslie B. Flynn once told a story…
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