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My father-in-law was a gunner in a bomber over Europe during World War II. His plane was shot down and he was captured, spending several months as a …
17 hours ago
Goals Aligned with God
After getting fired from his job without prior notice, Wil became so depressed that he admitted himself into an inpatient mental health facility. The…
1 day, 17 hours ago
Gentle Answers with God’s Help
“Close it up. I’ve seen enough.” Those were the words of an older, experienced beekeeper to me one afternoon when I was learning how to tend a hive.
2 days, 17 hours ago
Not Ritual but Christ
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, thousands gather each year to burn Zozobra—a fifty-foot towering effigy stuffed with their worries, bills, and regrets. They…
3 days, 17 hours ago
Listening to God
In a TED Talk, Celeste Headlee outlines “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation.” One of those might appear to be counterintuitive: In order to have g…
4 days, 17 hours ago
Accepted by God
He was the doctor who never turned away a patient—even if some couldn’t pay him and even though he himself had experienced rejection from society. In…
5 days, 17 hours ago
Pray for Them
The movie Sully depicts the heroic landing of a stalled passenger plane on New York’s Hudson River. As Captain “Sully” strode off the rescue ferry, h…
6 days, 17 hours ago
Gifts Repurposed by God
Captain Tim Mullane diligently worked at sinking the SS United States—a massive ocean liner. In fact, he was paid to send it down to the depths. Mull…
1 week ago
Acts of Devotion
Like all early departures from this life, Joe’s death shocked those who knew him. Just before he died, he’d begun making poor decisions. Now this hus…
1 week, 1 day ago
Words from Friends
As I sat in a Bible class at the age of twenty-six, I was baffled. Some of my classmates’ comments were discouraging. They seemed to have so many …
1 week, 2 days ago