It has been said that the person whose problems are all behind him is probably a school bus driver! Seriously, no one can say that he is totally free from his past. Problems we encountered as children most likely still confront us as adults. Things we were told we couldn't do right as children probably have become the things we can't do right as adults. And when you married, you probably underestimated the impact of the past on your relationship. Each of you brought years of shaping and...

Have you ever taken a stand for Christ that really cost you something? Like a job, or a major cut in salary? We don’t hear many stories like that in America. We rarely hear about followers of Christ who really lose something because of their faith. That makes Randy Alcorn’s story noteworthy. When Randy and I talked recently for my Inspiring Courageous Faith YouTube channel, I asked him my favorite question, “What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?” His answer was rare because...

One of my favorite stories is about what happened at Arlington National Cemetery when Hurricane Isabel slammed into the East Coast of the United States. The huge storm lashed North Carolina and Virginia, then moved northward all the way to Canada, leaving 16 dead and cutting power to six million homes. The edges of the hurricane passed through Washington, D.C., prompting the president and members of Congress to find safe quarters. That was not the case at the cemetery, where guards have...