CNN ran an interview this morning that caught my attention. Anderson Cooper was interviewing Christopher Hitchens the author of God Is Not Great.  Hitchens is quite famous for his views against the existence of God.  He is also currently battling a very lethal form of cancer.  Cooper wondered if the disease had changed his beliefs at all.  Hitchens...

As the oil continued to gush from the broken oil well into the Gulf of Mexico, lawmakers in Louisiana decided to try a different approach. To that point, all attempts by British Petroleum to stop the leak had failed. So they decided to inact a day of prayer. "Thus far efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail," state...

This is part 7 in a 7 part series that answers the question, ‘Who is Jesus?’. Is Jesus still interested in us? What does it mean to have a personal relationship with Christ, and in what way does it impact our lives? And how does someone go about making that kind of commitment? Those are good questions, and typical of someone who understands...

This is the story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries "Will God hear me if I whisper to Him?" It’s an interesting question for a five-year-old boy. I stood in the dry leaves of our yard, while my dad gathered them with a rake. I had something to tell God and I wanted to make sure He heard me. At that age I knew I was disobedient,...

When he was fifteen, Roger Sabourin of Medicine Hat, Alberta, went through one of the worst experiences imaginable for a young teen: sexual abuse at the hands of a clergy member. Devastated by the experience but fearing what would happen if he went public with the crime, Roger chose to remain silent, keeping his hurt and grief to himself for the...

Note: Due to his request, the person's name who told us his life story has been withheld. Growing up in the Middle East, I was a strong adherent of Islam. I tried my best to do exactly what the Qur’an and the Muslim Sharia laws teach. However, despite my best efforts, I felt guilty. I thought that I must be the worst person on the face of the...

Note: Due to his request, the person’s name who told us his life story has been withheld. My education in the Muslim faith began when I was a young child. I grew up in a Sunni Muslim home in the Middle East and was taught to pray by my uncle at age 10. My innocent young life was shattered when I was 14, when my father died. I became depressed...