The Big Picture
You get home late and put dinner in the oven—but then get caught on the phone, and the whole thing burns. So you whip up something else, only to have three...
You get home late and put dinner in the oven—but then get caught on the phone, and the whole thing burns. So you whip up something else, only to have three...
Today’s Scripture tells a story about a man chopping down a tree with a borrowed ax. Suddenly, the axhead flew off the handle and landed in a deep stream...
When life gets hectic or difficult, we sometimes wish we could just escape and get out from under the pressure. Someone once told David...
When we choose to follow Jesus, God enrolls us in the same school of suffering His own Son endured. Most of us really want to follow Christ and learn His...
Parents know the helpless feeling that comes when their child is suffering, and there is nothing they can do to fix it. A royal official in Capernaum...
One night after the accident that broke my neck, when things were as dark as they could be, when all hope seemed lost, I stared at the hospital ceiling...
Sometimes when people say, “The Lord bless you,” they may only be repeating some nice-sounding words to be polite—or to end a conversation...
Desperation has a way of narrowing our vision. A widow came to Elisha in crisis. Her husband had died, debt was mounting, and creditors were threatening...
Imagine standing in your kitchen, with enough ingredients for one final meal. That was the reality the widow of Zarephath faced. A severe drought had...
Waiting can be exhausting. For thirty-eight years, a man whose name we never learn sat beside the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. Day after day, he watched...