Encouragement

**We continue this quarters theme of Elisabeth Elliot’s Heroes of the Faith. In 1948 when I had been at Prairie...

What matters in life is that we should stick with the Lord. Where He goes, we follow. When He says halt,...

We need never ask the question, "How do I know I'm called?" We ought rather to ask, "How do I...

As a child in a Christian home, I did not start out with an understanding of the word discipline.  I simply knew...

Called to be holy.  If fathers of families could keep ever before their eyes this single high purpose toward which they...

“You shall observe all that I command you this day, so that you may have strength to enter and occupy...

Some of you are perhaps feeling that you are voyaging just now on a moonless sea.  Uncertainty surrounds you.  There...

Psychologists chart stress factors related to various kinds of emotional trauma and the response of different people to those factors—death,...

These strong, simple words can be spiritual adrenaline for us when we need them.  They were written by a man...

Suddenly it happens that a source of life or joy or refreshment is cut off?  The supply dries up and...

"I must admit I feel a lot of pressure with two children under two years of age. I am committed...

Being very much of the earth—earthy—we always want tangible, visible things:  proofs, demonstrations, something to latch on to.  If we...

Although it barely feels like spring in New England at present, in honor of the First Day of Spring we bring you, in the midst...

Shortly before my daughter Valerie, my only child, went off to college as a freshman, a “sudden tide” came over...

The Lord’s decrees (His promises, His plans, His every word) stand fast, no matter what news we receive.  A child...

When my brother Dave was very small, we spent a week at the seaside in Belmar, New Jersey.  In vain...

A young woman came in great perplexity to a Scottish preacher, asking how she could resolve the question of her...

Full moon on a silver sea.  Shadows throwing into sharp relief the luminous rocks.  I sat in the antique rocking...

While a new year offers us a fresh start, it can also bring anxiety.  Questions crowd into our minds.  Will...

When Jesus was speaking with His disciples before His crucifixion, He gave them His parting gift:  peace such as the...

Dearest one: I know the proportion of that pain, and there is no minimizing it here and now. I also...