Engaging in Conversation with Peace-Loving Muslims
This is taken from the post-9/11 prayer letter of a Christian missionary who has been working in a Muslim country since 1983. The identity of the missionary and the country have been edited to protect the work. We thought his insight was so profound we wanted to share it with …
God Questions From Little Kids
Recently I asked some of the mamas of littles in our church, “What God questions are your kids asking?” While not definitive, here are some answers I trust you’ll find helpful. Who made God? God has always existed. No one made God. Everything that has been made, has been made …
Scraping Ceilings and Souls: Lessons on Sanctification From a Home Improvement Project
The process of upgrading and repairing Byron Barlowe’s home helped him to see how God does the same kind of transformation in the souls of Christ-followers. My wife and I are living in a suspended state of misery in our own home. It’s like camping in a plastic-lined dustbin after …
Back Infections and Heart Infections
My husband Ray knew something was wrong as soon as he got out of bed. His lower back, where he’d had back surgery six weeks before, was wet. His t-shirt was wet. The sheet was wet. His fingers glistening with a strange wetness from reaching back to investigate, he asked …
