I became the first Christian in my family, and the joy I found in Jesus Christ led me to speak the good news. But I was rejected by my own family....

One misty, gray morning I went walking with my children just as the rain stopped. We passed an ugly, bare field of roughly mown stubble. Returning some time later, however, we...

During our weekly Bible study at church, one of the 
members, Edie, asked if anyone would be interested in 
coming to the prayer group next week. I never gave much thought...

When I was a freshman in high school, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder. For over two years, I despised my body. In this state it was impossible for me...

During a period of time in my life I felt everything was going wrong. I became depressed and felt hopeless. God and God’s love for me seemed far away. I felt...

For a couple of years, I co-taught a preschool class while the parents were participating in a Bible study. Each week, a dozen or more three-year-olds gathered in our classroom for...

Ten years ago I came home from work one evening to find my home empty of all my possessions. My wife had left me, and I felt empty. I began to...

One of my earliest memories is going to a diner one day for lunch with my parents. We sat at a table, and the waitress handed us menus. To 
my surprise,...

In 2006, a man I worked with tried to have me killed for refusing to be his follower. On November 26, 2006, he sent four young people to murder me at...

When we look at the first Easter, we see that everyone 
except Jesus had expectations that were not fulfilled. Peter expected to remain loyal 
to Jesus. King Herod 
expected Jesus to...