Posts in category For the Heart

Cure is an interesting word. Some define a “cure” as relief from the symptoms of a disease. Others define it as something that causes a …

High Hopes Hopes were high as Hudson Taylor set sail for England following a fruitful season of missionary service. In the midst of seemingly impenetrable …

Amy Carmichael lay awake long into the night. The pounding drums of a Hindu festival drove sleep from her. “The darkness,” she later wrote, “shuddered …

Not a Pointless Evil Throughout the Bible and church history, we see that God uses suffering to prepare and equip His servants for usefulness in …

“I already have one of those,” said the taxi driver when I offered him one of the gospel tracts in my wallet. Since I live …

Nelson Knode was supposed to be teaching me trumpet. He did that, and he did it well. But Nelson did so much more than teach …

What should we do when the wicked prosper? Like most of you, I’m deeply concerned with a lot that’s taking place in our country. Godless …

What is the key to happiness? Given his famously morose disposition, you might think David Brainerd[1] to be an odd person to answer this question. …

I love Christmas lights. The kids and I purposefully drive out of our way to see them. I fill my home with all manner of …

Twelve years ago, on a brisk October day, Debbie and I left the comforts of family, friends, and country to begin missionary life in Ghana, …