Leadership magazine carried a short item sent in by Catherine Paxton that illustrates the importance of letting God be uppermost in the marital relationship....
We are geared to worship someone or something; make sure the Object of your affection is the One who is worthy of such devotion....
One day an office telephone rang and a receptionist answered. 'Hello,' she said, 'This is Fidelity Insurance Company. How may I help you?' A female voice on the other end of the line said, 'I want to ...
On her golden wedding anniversary, a grandmother revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. "On my wedding day, I decided to choose ten of my husband's faults which, for the sake of our marri...
Columnist Bob Novak was stricken with a malignant brain tumor and wrote of how it had changed his life. ...
I read of a minister who felt so depressed and defeated that he was ready to give in to discouragement. One morning as he sat dejectedly by the window, he looked outside and noticed a starling perched...
We have traditionally marked our calendars, BC and AD. This is a tribute to the effect Jesus has on history. We can mark the difference between the time "before Christ," and "the year of our Lord,"...
John Ortberg writes, "Not long ago, there was a CEO of a Fortune 500 company who pulled into a service station to get gas. He went inside to pay, and when he came out he noticed his wife engaged in a ...
Dare to hope in Jesus the Christ as one widow of a Soviet ruler......
What do you do with your money? Are you generous? Do you help family members who have no recourse? What's your response to the church's stewardship committee?...
In his Turning Point Daily Devotional for May 22, David Jeremiah writes, "Randy and Victoria got engaged in February of 1994. A short time later, Randy's doctor informed him that the diabetes he had s...
The wives who lived within the walls of Weinsberg Castle in Germany were aware of the riches it held: gold, silver, jewels -- wealth beyond belief. The day came in 1141 AD when all their treasure was ...
The little Ball City Baptist Church near the tiny town of Luck, North Carolina, has been closed for years. Young people moved way from the community. The older members died out one by one. But if you ...
Kefa Sempangi (whose story is told in the book A Distant Grief), was a national pastor in Africa and barely escaped with his family from brutal oppression and terror in his home country of Uganda. The...
The wives who lived within the walls of Weinsberg Castle in Germany were aware of the riches it held: gold, silver, jewels -- wealth beyond belief. The day came in 1141 AD when all their treasure was ...
One of the most popular Celtic bands in the world is Clannad. Their music has been featured in movies like Patriot Games and Last of the Mohicans. The lead singer with the distinctive, haunting voice ...
A wife need to see firsthand her husband's affection....
A very wealthy man in the community was not known for his generosity to the church. The church was involved in a big financial program so the fundraising committee decided they had to pay him a visit....
David Jeremiah writes: “The Diamond Wedding Gown, offered exclusively by a chic bridal salon in Beverly Hills, can be yours for only $12 million. It's the most expensive wedding dress in the world, an...
A man has reached middle age when he is cautioned to slow down by his doctor instead of by the police. Middle age is having a choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earl...