Heart at Risk, Heart at Rest
Four years ago, Julie Manning drove to the hospital for a planned C-section. Doctors would discover an irregular heartbeat—not in her baby, but in her. Six weeks later, Julie’s cardiologist explained...
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From Mad Marxist to Compassionate Conservative
Marvin Olasky bicycled across the United States and took a freighter to the Soviet Union before he found Jesus. He was a registered member of the Communist Party who believed religion is the opiate of...
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The Remedy to Religious Guilt
Conversion means change. But when we’re converted, we don’t immediately appreciate the thoroughgoing nature of divine grace—that God works in and through us despite our shortcomings. So change can be...
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Redemption for the Scars
My hands trembled as I held the directions, struggling to read them. I was 16. Active member of the youth group. A Christian school kid. I had no idea how to take a pregnancy test. Slowly,...
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Questioning Within the Borders of Faith
“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) I was reminded of the psalmist’s question as I read through Matthew Lee Anderson’s latest book, The End of Our Exploring: A...
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The Beauty of ‘Boring’ Testimonies
Many Christians struggle with their own testimonies. Our stories are boring, uninteresting, and mundane—or so it often seems to us. Who would listen to us even if we did share? What often qualifies as...
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Hearing God in the Midst of Suicidal Thoughts
No one ever suspected. I worked hard to have a polished smile and on-cue laugh. But several times during my teen years I contemplated taking my own life. Had someone asked me why I was thinking about...
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The Sawi were headhunters and cannibals when Don and Carol Richardson arrived in their Indonesian village carrying their seven-month-old boy, Steve—and a message that would change the tribe forever....
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My Brother Zach
I remember as if it were yesterday the first time I heard the gospel preached. Four years ago this month I was invited to a Bible study for football players at my university. I had never attended a...
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College Senior Project: An Accountant, a Nutritionist, and a Football Coach
In May, as many students prepare for graduation, we are featuring reflections written by college seniors from universities across the United States. Today, we have three students from two different...
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