Peace like a river
Anger can ruin a relationship, but this huge debt was my husband’s fault, wasn’t it? Didn’t I deserve to be mad? In 1997, my husband felt God calling him to organize a Gospel concert in our new...
View ArticleHope in the ghetto
Sometimes God uses something very simple to remind us of his love for us. What did God use to speak to a young boy and a grown man in Philadelphia? Ken Burg of Minnesota tells us the story. Several...
View ArticleLosing control, but gaining peace
When my daughter stiffened, turned blue and fell on the floor in convulsions, I was terrified. What was wrong with her? By Julie Holmquist My 17-year-old daughter had always been incredibly healthy. In...
View ArticleA church, a stranger, and a miracle
When 200 grand mal epileptic seizures in five weeks left a Somerset, Wis. woman paralyzed and with a major cognitive disorder, she and her husband turned to prayer. That’s when the miracles began....
View ArticleHealing 16,000 hearts
Carl Gaede in Uganda When Carl and Julie Gaede sold their house and nearly all of their belongings three years ago and moved to Uganda, they didn’t know their decision would change 16,000 lives. They...
View ArticleOn the King’s dime
High unemployment. Housing foreclosures. Economic uncertainty. People have always worried about finances, but this country’s recession has heightened those concerns for many. By last spring, Jon...
View ArticleGod is recession-proof
Paying for my son and daughter’s college education seemed completely impossible four years ago, but it was still the desire of my heart. Yet there I was, quitting my part-time job in October 2007...
View ArticleGot thanks? Share them!
What are you thankful for? Consider commenting about it here and creating a blog of “thanks”! Here’s one thing I’m thankful for: I don’t need an iPhone to reach God! No Cell Phone Required When I...
View ArticleThe real jewels
I was having a green Christmas. Not the evergreen, pine boughs or holly shade of green, but one of a more jealous hue. It was almost 20 years ago, and I was spending Christmas Eve with my husband, my...
View ArticleThe Love Letter
Growing up in a fatherless home, unprotected by her mother and sexually abused by a stepfather, Amy felt unworthy of love. Then one day a love letter arrived, one she had been waiting for all her life....
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