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After I finished my D.Min. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, I had to reckon with what my Major Project had conclu...
In February 1941, during the German bombing of London in World War II, James Welch of the British Broadcasting Corporati...
In seminary, I spent fifteen minutes a day memorizing Scripture. It seemed like the kind of thing a future pastor should...
I was talking with a friend who told me he keeps praying, "God, what do you want me to do with my life?" He said, "I'm s...
As I walked through Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, I looked up and saw The Foot Soldier. Ronald McDowell's statue show...
When one of my friends died, his wife prayed for three days that God would raise him from the dead. She reasoned that Je...
At Thanksgiving, we gathered in the kitchen, joined hands, bowed our heads, and prayed. But I wondered, "What's the poin...
You've repeatedly asked God the same question, hoping for a different answer. You've journaled about it, asked three fri...
"I appreciate what you're doing, but I can't get involved. I hope you understand." I did understand. Our family had t...
The discolored, funky-smelling jerseys made middle school P.E. bad enough. But the worst part was when teams were picked...
"How do you know my name?" my professor asked. As a young philosopher, I wanted an impressive answer. What is the eviden...
I went to the morning prayer meeting because I was running on empty. The grind of planning our annual summer conference...
We were sitting at Flour in Boston because I couldn't resist their croissants. As I caught up with an old friend, I a...
When a large foundation announced they planned to spend a billion dollars on advertisements about Jesus, I felt conflict...
I showed up at the building to collect my items and say goodbye, but a security guard met me outside the front door with...
Before he said a word, his tousled hair and bemused smile identified him as a skeptical Harvard student. "So, what's thi...
I spent years arguing about whether God chose me or I chose God. Scholars on both sides warned me that the other positio...
For ten years after college, I worked as a campus minister. So, my income depended on the sacrificial giving of others....
A few years ago, I was questioning again whether I still believed in God. To give God a fair chance, I decided to study...
"Thank you Heavenly Father...to allow us to send a message to all the tyrants, the communists, and the globalists that t...
In the spring of 2009, a student I discipled, whom I'll call Rob, went on a missions trip to Honduras. Unfortunately, on...
When I graduated from Rhodes College, all of my friends were getting traditional jobs that came with salaries, benefits,...
After I came to faith, my family and friends often asked me difficult questions. The big discussions in my teenage years...
"How's your week been?" I asked him. He started talking about the stress of his studies. It was safe terrain, and I knew...
We were expecting a fabulous meal at the ski lodge's steakhouse. High ceilings, mahogany leather chairs, elegantly dress...
Sitting in the library at the University of Aberdeen, I argued with an atheist for seven hours. By the end of the day, I...
After I got married, I realized that I was not nearly as spiritually mature as I had believed. One night, I paced around...
"Why were your headquarters so nice?" asked my friend. I was puzzled. "What do you mean?" I thought to myself. "The mini...
I drive by the old RZIM headquarters at least once a week. Every time, I reactively grip my steering wheel tighter, look...
In the fall of 2003, I was sitting in a chair outside Emory's dining hall by myself. But suddenly, I felt surrounded by...
In Barracks 28 of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Betsie ten Boom coughed on a bed stuffed with fleas and lice. Corr...
I grew up with the idea that I needed to believe in Jesus to go to heaven. Even in seminary, three semesters of syste...
It was a dream trip: to walk where Jesus walked in the Holy Land. When our tour group arrived at the Jordan River, a few...
My friends kept inviting me to hang out with them and Sam. They were patient and kind with him, whether he was depressed...
At the Sunday evening service, as we sang another chorus of "How Deep the Father's Love for Us," I started to recoil ins...
As I scrolled through social media, a government agency posted a video of soldiers in combat gear while Psalm 18:37 scro...
"I gave my car to the church." I didn't know what to make of it. She was a college student burdened by student loans. Sh...
On March 16, 1968, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson was flying a helicopter over My Lai in Vietnam. As he looked down, he s...
At the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, I walked up to a lunch counter and put on headphones. Imme...
I showed up for RZIM's beloved Christmas party. We played fun games, received our Christmas bonuses, and heard that we w...
Christianity Today once reported that at a major missions conference, 8,000 people signed commitment cards indicating a...
I watched the worship band slowly develop the intensity of the opening song. With each repetition, they layered in drums...
During COVID, our church moved to live-streamed worship and Zoom calls for community groups. While I enjoyed the convers...
"If you want to be a real man, you need to have money in your pocket." My friend's dad gave him pot to sell at William L...
My wife and I were getting to know another couple at an event, and the early discussions were full of laughter. After th...
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