Like many of us, Derek has experienced many ups and downs. Despite sometimes feeling alone, his faith always came back to remind him that God’s grace always surrounds him. His story is a great reminder for everyone who is going through life changes that God is paving our life path.
Read MoreMy friend and colleague, John Flynn, recently reminded me of some memorable occasions on which I had the honor of meeting George H.W. Bush. I was sad to hear of Mr. Bush’s passing but grateful for all his contributions to our society during his 94 years on this Earth.
Read MorePeople in happy marriages have been shown to live longer, have fewer strokes and heart attacks, have a lower chance of becoming depressed, be less likely to have advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and more likely to survive cancer for a longer period of time, and survive a major operation. Learn how God and Joe’s Wife saved him.
Read MoreWe often spend too much time trying to understand the apparent conflicts between science and religion and not enough time marveling at God’s creation. It wasn’t until I had experiences observing and trekking gorillas that I realized how God is consistently revealed through the miracle of creation.
Read MoreA memorable trip full of amusing shared experiences with my children ultimately led to a spiritual testimony to a far broader audience.
Read MoreGod is often revealed in our family relationships. Today’s story is about how God touched me, my family and thousands of others through a family tradition I began when my children were very young.
Read MoreOur culture is hungry for stories of God’s messages to His people. Recent books about Near-Death Experiences are instant best sellers, but near death experiences are not the only fascinating and life-changing ways God reveals Himself to His people.
Read MoreRead Julie Sibert’s story about a much hoped for reunion.
Read MoreThis is a tribute to my dear mother-in-law, Sally Sommer, who died on April 19, 1990. Believe these coincidences are planned by God to happen at a precise moment and know they are messages from heaven.
Read MoreWhen we adopted our daughter Dena, a Korean orphan, at the age of five months in early 1979, we knew only a few basics about her background—that she was given up for adoption by her unwed mother and was living with a foster mother until she could make the long flight to the United States to join our family.
Read MoreEven before we realized we could not conceive, Sue and I had decided we would eventually adopt children; we wanted to extend our love to children most in need of such love and nurturing.
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We often read of near-death experiences and tend to discount them as illusions or hallucinations. That all changes when someone close to us—someone we trust and believe unequivocally—has such an experience. That’s exactly what happened to me at the deathbed of my own father, and it was an experience that changed my life.
Read MoreI had traveled much of the world, but I’d never explored my roots; the task seemed so overwhelmingly difficult that I never gave it a second thought. But in May 2009 when Sue and I decided to take a two-week tour of Eastern Europe, I was excited. We would focus on Poland, the original home of my maternal grandfather, Ignatius Matusiak. The appeal of Poland was fourfold: (1) we had never been there; (2) it was part of my ancestral background; (3) I had always wanted to visit Auschwitz; and (4) the trip was highly recommended by some dear friends who had visited the country several times.
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