It is doubtful anyone has had a terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, quite like Job. (Apologies to Alexander.) In one day, Job lost his oxen, donkeys, sheep, camels, servants, and all his children. No one could have blamed Job had he...

Ever wonder where the expression “deer in headlights” comes from? It comes from the animal’s bizarre behavior when confronted by the headlights of an oncoming car. The deer will freeze in place and stare straight ahead despite the...

Shakespeare’s Hamlet wrestles with the reality of the rise of an evil ruler. Haunted by visions, he feels that he must set things right. “The time is out of joint,” says Hamlet. “O cursed spite,/That ever I was born to set it...

Chuck Swindoll writes about a bazaar that was held in a village in northern India. One old farmer brought in a whole covey of quail to sell. He had tied a string around one leg of each bird. The other ends of all the strings were tied to a...

I remember when my grandson, Jayden was born. I loved him with all my heart. I looked forward to the day he would learn to talk and call me by name—and when that day came, I was thrilled beyond measure, but I didn’t love him any more...

In Jesus’ famous “sermon on the mount,” the Master said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged,…” (Matt. 7:1, 2). A friend from out-of-state had recently divorced and...