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Firsthand Faith God wants you to know Him personally and to experience His presence in your life. by Robin Dance YEARS AGO, I WAS SO CERTAIN about my faith. I could spit out answers to questions by mining a verse. I had ideas about what a “real” Christian looked like, and based on behavior, I […]

Fresh Mercies Even when we’re our most disobedient, we’re forgiven. by Mary Carver AS WE ATE OUR TAKEOUT and queued up our shows on the DVR, my husband and I caught up on the business of the week. We talked again about our daughter’s behavior, and I confessed something I’d realized about the situation. “I […]

After  Hello How to Start a Gospel Conversation by BOB HOSTETLER MY FRIEND JIM has always amazed me. I’ve watched and listened as he meets someone and within a few moments is discussing spiritual things and leading that person closer to God — often even ushering that person into God’s kingdom. Jim definitely has the […]

  A New Church Potluck When you leave, you should be full of the love of Jesus. by Kelly Minter AT TIMES, I consider what my life would have been like if I’d grown up without the church potluck. It’s hard to imagine a childhood without fellowship halls, fluo­rescent lighting, and foldout tables teeming with […]

Living Faithfully Through Depression BY WARREN KINGHORN, MD, THD Joy to the world! The voices of the praise team, with a huge Christmas tree behind them and red poinsettias on every side, filled the crowded auditorium. But Beth, who sat toward the back, felt no joy. She felt hardly anything at all, other than numb […]

A Boy’s First Hero Become for your son who your Father intended you to be. by Bill Delvaux IN ALL MY YEARS GROWING UP, I have only one life-giving memory of my father. I was in the fifth or sixth grade, and during that time I experienced a recur­rent fear about him. Whenever he was […]