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My friend Robert exploded at God the other day when Joshua, his little boy with multiple disabilities, suffered yet another seizure. “God, I don’t get it,” Robert protested. “How can you allow Joshua to have...

You follow Christ, but do you follow hard after him? Another translation, The Living Bible, says, “My soul follows close behind you.” The soul that follows...

When I paint close to the canvas, I wear heavy-duty, industrial-strength prescription glasses. Those thick lenses help me see things as they should be seen. It’s called vision—seeing things clearly. Vision is also what happens when we see...

Imagine that scene. Two hundred and seventy-six people—prisoners, soldiers, and crew—all standing helpless on the shore. Each one was drenched, frigid to the bone. They had nothing with them except the clothes on their...

O dear God, “Where there will be only goodness.” After centuries of war, greed, and lust. After indulgences shamelessly practiced After hatred, hostility, jealousy and abuse...

Do you ever feel as if you’re only one person who can only do so much, especially in the face of some pressing need? We can all find excuses to sidestep a problem. We can say that we’re the wrong person for the job...