Be Patient
Shiro Oguni once visited a group home for adults with dementia. Heartbroken at their isolation from the hum of society, he felt there ought...
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20 of 172 episodesThe God Who Helps
While driving her nine-year-old son to camp, a mother got lost after taking a wrong turn and getting the car stuck on a rural forest road in...
Deadly Confusion
A loud thump came from a window in the classroom where I was teaching and startled the students. Then another thump! A bird had flown headlo...
Persevering into Joy
Nestled in a corner of the brick steps leading up to our front door is a hardy little scarlet begonia. We didn’t plant it—it must have grown...
Divine Comfort
The sound of the cascading water confirmed that I’d arrived at the 9/11 Memorial Pools in New York City, a place I’d avoided visiting for fe...
Legacy of Generosity
Though we didn’t live in the same state as my maternal grandparents, I’m grateful to have known them as well as I did. They traveled regular...
God’s Open Invitation
Before my close friend’s wedding, we meticulously set the table for two hundred guests at the reception. With joyful anticipation we spent h...
What a Fellowship
Rachel “church hopped” for three years before finding a Bible study group that provided what she couldn’t find in a traditional church—commu...
God’s Loving Eye
My wife, Sue, and I had just finished walking five miles across the Mackinac Bridge, which links Michigan’s two peninsulas. This annual Labo...
Contending for the Faith
A twenty-seven-year-old student studying in Japan had to be rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week! After being airlifted during his firs...
When God Opens Our Eyes
In thirteenth-century France, legend has it that a knight left his baby boy at home guarded by his greyhound dog Guinefort. The knight retur...
Junk Files
My smartphone occasionally reminds me I’m not good at digital housekeeping. “Junk files are taking up space,” the message reads.
Reverent Fear of God
“I killed people in the past,” Tanitan said, “but ever since I chose to believe in Jesus Christ, He will not allow me to commit such practic...
The Ultimate Snapshot
Before our trip to Switzerland, my mental snapshot was of snowy Alps, goats grazing, and mountain farmers blowing alpine horns. However, as...
Gathering to Grow in Christ
In Monterey Bay, California, a boat captain saw fifteen Pacific white-sided dolphins join a super pod of more than two thousand dolphins. Va...
Christ in Me
Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer became famous for his talent at age twenty. The art critics of his day called him "the greatest mind...
God’s Rich Provision
After Hurricane Helene's floodwaters nearly destroyed his small North Carolina town in 2024, a pastor noticed an inspiring pattern. As he st...
God’s Breath of Life
Researchers discovered that the water anole can stay underwater for twenty minutes without a fresh gulp of air. The tiny lizard has water-re...
The Courage God Gives
The CEO was hurting employees with his sharp tongue. No one dared confront him. Everyone was afraid of him, including Gene. But one day the...
Where God Reigns
In 2018, a man checked into a room at New York hotel for a one-night stay. Remarkably, he used the room for five years without paying anothe...