"Watch out! You nearly broadsided that car!" My father yelled at me. "Can't you do anything right?" Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump rose in my throat as I averted my...
"I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing." - 1 Timothy 2:8In northeast Thailand lies the Kalasin Province; it is a rich and fertile agricultural area. During years of normal rainfall, the province annually produces two crops...
It was early, and I was enjoying the rare moments of peace and quiet that can only occur before the rest of the house is awake. I had just opened my Bible when a voice resounded in my ear: “Come with me!”“Bu—why—Okay! Why not?” And I took His outstretched hand.In an...
The Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. . . . He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God (Romans 8:26, 27).How does the Holy Spirit help...
Hudson Taylor was a man of great faith in God, as well as a great missionary. When he first went to China, it was in a sailing vessel. Very close to the shore of a cannibal island the ship was becalmed, and it was slowly drifting shoreward, unable to go about, and the...
"We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers." - 1 Thessalonians 1:2In the late afternoon of February 26, 1968, James Stegalls found himself in the middle of a firefight in Viet Nam. Suddenly he heard the unmistakable sound of a rocket coming...
In a city and province of Eastern Europe, the battle line swayed back and forth six times during the war. For months our people were in great peril, yet ever the Lord cared for them. But one day the soldiers of the revolutionists captured the city, and they declared...
