ENCOURAGING WORDS

The young boy grabbed his lunch, tucked it in his tunic and took off for the countryside to spend the day listening to the Teacher, Jesus of Nazareth. We don't…

Author Elizabeth George writes, Here's a question to think about: If someone asked you to describe the quiet time you had this morning, what would you say? This is exactly…

Dark periods in life come to all of us—times when all you know about God is being put to the test. The Apostle Paul had an experience like that. It…

Mention any date since 1980 to Jill Price, and she can tell you what happened to her on that day—"what time she got up, who[m] she met, what she did,…

Temptation comes to all of us in one form or another.  Who at one time or another has not felt an intense desire to do something you really knew you…

When he was in his later years, Dr. D. James Kennedy, wrote the following: Now, I know that someday I am going to come to what some people will say…

Too many people who have had a wrong done to them have "built a memorial to the event and placed it smack dab in the center of the living room…

When life throws at us circumstances we can't understand, we have two choices: question God or trust Him. Lisa Beamer learned that lesson--twice. Lisa is the wife of 9-11 hero…

Sometimes I wonder if we are so busy accomplishing certain things every day that we miss opportunities to bless the people around us. God's quiet voice may not be heard…

Pastor Glenn Burris tells that one of the ways he helps around the house is to haul the large garbage containers out to the street for pickup—a five-minute job.  But…

John's phone rang.  It was the call that all parents hope they will never receive. His teenage daughter, who had recently received her driver's license, was involved in an accident.…

One time Jesus said to a busy woman, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things" (Luke 10:41- ck. NIV). I can certainly relate to Martha. How about…

Many, many children today are growing up in one-parent homes. Maybe when you were a child your father turned his back on your mother for another woman, and your home…

A fighter jet pilot flying upside down at tremendous speed became disoriented.  Confused as to which way was up and which was down, he pulled the flight stick in the…

Bill wore a t-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and flip-flops--his wardrobe for literally his entire four years of college.  Admittedly, a bit strange, though very bright, Bill had become…

In Bible days, each Jewish man 20 years and older was expected to contribute voluntarily a two-drachma tax every year for the upkeep of the temple in Jerusalem—that's about a…

It's pretty common these days for people not to answer their phone calls until they know who is calling. But the person who refuses to return phone calls is just…

Recently someone asked me, "How do you decide what ministry opportunities to accept and what ones you should say 'No' to?" The question is fair enough.  My husband and I…

For a long time now I've been fascinated by a verse I found in Psalm 131. It's the second verse, where the psalmist writes, "…I have stilled and quieted my…

"Why? Why did Dennis have to die?" The question screamed in Jean Galang's mind.  This 14-year old boy had all of life ahead of him. So many hopes, so many…