“This is the meaning of true love, to give until it hurts,” said the Catholic Nun Mother Teresa at the 1994 National Prayer Breakfast.
Her address challenged listeners to love beyond convenience and ease—to give even when it’s inconvenient, difficult, and costly.
In 2 Corinthians 8, the apostle Paul encourages the brethren to give generously to help the poor saints in Jerusalem and Judea. Continue reading
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In his introduction to Henry Drummond’s The Greatest Thing in the World, D. L. Moody recalled gathering with friends in an English country house in 1884.
On Sunday evening, the group asked him to explain a passage of Scripture. Tired from the day’s services, Moody suggested they ask Drummond instead. Continue reading
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In “Living by Vows,” Robertson McQuilkin relates a painful, personal decision he faced.
McQuilkin had served as president of Columbia Bible College and Seminary for 22 years. He loved his work and saw opportunities ahead and dreams yet to fulfill. Continue reading
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In his Daily Study Bible series, William Barclay recounts a story about the Irish Bible commentator Adam Clarke.
As Barclay tells it, Clarke struggled in school as a boy. One day, a distinguished guest visited, and the teacher singled out Adam, saying, “That is the stupidest boy in the school.” Continue reading
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It looked like an act of rebellion.
The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had helped their fellow Israelites conquer Canaan. When they returned to their homes east of the Jordan River, they built a large, imposing altar. Continue reading
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In 1956, Elisabeth Elliot received devastating news from the Ecuadorian jungle. Her husband, Jim, and four fellow missionaries had been killed by the very people they hoped to reach.
Elisabeth had every reason never to return. Yet two years later, she and her young daughter went to live among the Waodani people. She could not undo the loss or pretend it had not happened. But she refused to let it end her love for them or her desire to help them. Continue reading
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When the gospel began spreading among the Gentiles in Antioch, the church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas to investigate. He could have arrived suspicious, territorial, or critical. After all, something new was happening without the apostles’ direction in Jerusalem. Continue reading
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In a competitive world, another person’s misfortune can become our opportunity. But at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, American runner Abbey D’Agostino refused to think that way. Continue reading
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Jay E. Adams, in his excellent book Christian Living in the Home, tells of a marriage counselor meeting with a troubled couple he called Sue and Wilbur.
Sue began by saying she had an ulcer, but the doctor said it was not from a physical cause. She then pulled a manuscript about an inch thick from a large bag, typed on both sides, and slapped it down on the counselor’s desk.
Then Sue said, “This is why I’m getting an ulcer.” Continue reading
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The actor, comedian, and author Patton Oswalt was once asked by The New York Times, “If you could require the president to read one book, what would it be?” Oswalt replied:
“Garret Keizer’s The Enigma of Anger.” Continue reading
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