This is part 6 in a 7 part series that answers the question, ‘Who is Jesus?’. Throughout history, the influence Jesus had on the lives of people has never been surpassed. No other great leader has inspired so many positive changes in the lives of his followers. People who encounter the risen Christ are totally transformed. Their outlook...

As an instructor at a Christian writer's conference, I was scheduled to spend half-hour advisory sessions with students who signed up to talk to me. But my appointment with Jennifer* turned out to be a personal counseling session! "I'm divorced," the young woman told me. "I have two little children, and now they have been robbed of their father...

Whether you're in a painful place or a promised land, remember that God has led you safe thus far, and He is with you now. Sometimes when I feel discouraged, I pull one of my journals from the small bookcase in my room, get comfy on my bed and take a trip to the past. I might read about the time I asked God to send me and a friend $5 for lunch,...

About a week after my Uncle Andy died, I spoke to my mother on the phone. It was a very difficult time for her—struggling with the loss of her oldest brother, her sister-in-law was fighting breast cancer, and Mama was dealing with severe illness as well. She said something like, “I’m falling apart, Andy is gone and Doris is not doing any...