Go and Tell

Do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord . . . . Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel. 2 Timothy […]

Wow!

Now someone greater than Solomon is here. Luke 11:31 nlt “Wow!” was the response of our team members who toured a retreat center—purchased at great cost […]

From the Deadly Sword

I will sing a new song to you, my God. Psalm 144:9 Sabin Howard’s remarkable sculpture A Soldier’s Journey breathes with vitality and anguish. Thirty-eight […]

Memorial Day

“Greater love has one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” —John 15:13 “Our obligations to our country never cease but with […]

Hope Renewed

Encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Thia was puzzled. Why was his eighteen-year-old son spending so much time […]

Leap of Faith

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 About seven hundred emperor penguins in […]

Giving like Christ

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. Romans 12:1 When American author O. Henry wrote his beloved 1905 Christmas story […]

Meet Mayela

“When we walked through the doors of St. Jude, we felt we could breathe again,” Angel, Mayela’s dad. Mayela recently returned from “the best trip” of her […]

One Door for All

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 The protocols at the restaurant in my childhood neighborhood were consistent […]