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The world is incredibly broken. So many of the gifts you have given us have been overused, overdone...

... 1 Samuel 1, and the prayers and faith shown by Hannah. Her misery was all-consuming, her hopes were few, but she continued to pray ...

I am so grateful for your patient mercy and lavish grace. I am like a child, repeatedly falling off my bike. You patiently help me up,...

In life, there are many times of transition. Last spring, I was able to watch a group of eighth graders, with whom I had been working,...

Lately, I ask myself more and more, "Can you imagine being so-and-so?" A person in a difficult situation. An awkward exchange. A...

In today's world, we see examples daily of how we reward 'toughness' and ignore decency. In our politics, social lives, business...

Lord, I’m troubled by so much that is being done in your name. Things that it doesn’t seem you would bless. Requiring gay kids to be...

Excerpted from "Call Him, He's Home: A Regular Person's Guide to Prayer" by Jim Donaher, 2021. Despite the ease, simplicity, versatility,...

As an observer of how the world and societies are evolving, it occurs to me that fear seems to be stirring much more attention than it's...

Lord, so many things are going awry in the world. Recently, he former prime minister of Japan was assassinated. They have few guns in...

As I observe the world and particularly the challenging state of the U.S., I'm struck by how much of the conflict and animosity between...

I keep writing and rewriting this message, trying to convey the gentleness and compassion that Jesus Christ would insist upon, especially...

Well, we are saying goodbye Friday night to 2021. Good riddance, you say? I agree. I thought 2020 was the low point of life in the United...

Starting a new career after 6 decades on planet earth. I have been under- or unemployed for the past 30 months. Two and a half years...

With all this as background, you find yourself in a battle. Deafeningly loud, hot, cold, and above all, dangerous. Remember, the other side