A social workerPandita Ramabhai, a brilliant and famous Hindu social reformer, became a nominal Christian but in 1891 was wonderfully converted. She had built a centre for Indian widows, and she bore a special burden for the younger widows and orphans, many of who...
Once there was a man who loved his church and loved Sunday School. He hardly ever missed, and was loath to be absent, even on account of sickness.Then one Sunday, he thought "I have always been faithful to the church and to Sunday School, and it is the last day of...
John and Betty Stam were graduates of Moody Bible Institute. They sailed for China as missionaries during a difficult time for missionaries. (They were actually married in China, Betty preceding John to the mission field by one year.) They knew the risks involved. The...
My son Vince, actually my step-son but to me my son, had the misfortune of having an alcoholic mother and father. When I entered his life, he was shaking from being on speed. He was an addict at age 15 and had been arrested for stealing motorcycles. He had little...
When I speak in a Christian Orthodox church, I tell the story of Theodora from their Lives of Saints, which sadly-the average Orthodox never reads. When Theodora's mother died, her father decided to become a monk and suggested that she enter a convent. But she was so...
I knew the person I was going to pray for was very ill. What I didn't know was that she was comatose with a tracheostomy in her throat, a feeding tube in her stomach and had been in that condition for a year and a half. Seeing her for the first time was like expecting...
Unwanted and mistreated by his former owner, my little dog Jake doubtless feels blessed to be in a loving home. But I feel more blessed to have him, primarily because he is such a great role model. It's funny, but I have learned quite a bit about myself, my family,...