Mature Living

Anchored to the Throne Because our Savior ascended to heaven, we have a sure hope. by ROBERT J. MORGAN AN OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN asked me a question I couldn’t answer: “Why don’t you Americans celebrate Ascension Sunday the way you do Christmas and Easter?” Churches in other countries, he said, emphasize Ascension and Pentecost, because those […]

The Big Kind of Forgiveness Pray to love the one who has hurt you. by LEE ECLOV FORGIVENESS, AT LEAST TO A POINT, just makes good sense. You’ve probably heard the analogy that choosing not to forgive is like taking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. We can forgive a lot […]

Blessed Assurance Because of God’s expressed love, we can rest in His arms. by COURTNEY DOCTOR DO YOU KNOW WHAT a “trust fall” is? It’s a team-building exercise where one person stands on an elevated platform, crosses her arms across her chest, closes her eyes, and falls backward into the arms of her teammates. Our […]

Be Glad Are you building a legacy of gratitude? by BEN MANDRELL SOMETIMES WE ARE too busy being bitter. An aspiring actress finally catches her break. She wins the coveted award and ascends the stage to receive the trophy. When the microphone goes hot, she goes cold, bashing the critics who said she wouldn’t make […]

There’s a Psalm for That! Turn your sighs to worship. by MICHELE HOWE I HAD JUST SENT my husband off to work with a “Have a great day!” good-bye when my cell phone chirped a new text message. It was from a dear friend whose sister has been battling cancer and, because of other major […]

The Power of Words How should Christians behave online? by Daniel Darling IT IS A BIT IRONIC that the human race’s descent into darkness began with the serpent’s own twisted misrepresentation of God’s words of instruc­tion to his image-bearers. Words, after humanity’s fall into sin, can now be used either to injure or inspire. This […]