Out of breath, overwhelmed, in the middle of a big city, I glanced for the hundredth time at the route on my phone. …
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She Opens Her Arms
A few months ago a repairman was working on a project at our house while our six children sat eating lunch around the…
Elisabeth Elliot
I remember reading a book preface by Elisabeth Elliot, in which she commented that few women had more of an influence upon her life than Amy Carmichael…
Becoming a World-Changer
As a child, I romanticized the idea of being a “Christian hero.” I imagined the thrill of adventure and the…
Loving the Unlikeable
I’m sure each one of us can think of someone, either past or present, that has been seen as unlikeable for one reason…
Building a Lifestyle of Sacrificial Love
In 1890, Catherine Booth wrote, “It will be a happy day for England when Christian ladies transfer their attentions…
The Story of Elizabeth Fry
In 1813 a tall, slender Quaker woman named Elizabeth Fry went to the governor of Newgate Prison in London and asked,…
Letters from the Mission Field
Haiti 2014To my dear friend, Did you grow up hearing about the great missionaries in Christian history, like I did?…
True Rescue Work
In recent decades liberal thinkers both in and out of the church have hijacked the concept of standing up on behalf…