Scripture tells us that the word of God is active and living (Hebrews 4:12), and I know it’s true. In my life, there are times when God’s word is moving in me even when I don’t realize it—and only later does God show me how he was working out his promises. More »

I was a college student on a long-term visit to a midwestern city. Friends had arranged for me to stay with a young couple there who had been married only a year or two. More »

For a number of holy men and women in history, the love of God made visible on Good Friday was more than just one element of their spiritual life; it became the source of a spirituality that permeated their progress in holiness. One of the most well-known of these was Francis of Assisi. More »

Some years ago, I saw a beautiful movie that made a deep impression on me. It is a Protestant film called "The Miracle of Taxilla". More »

Mother Teresa often saw God in the “poorest of the poor.” Twice in my life, I was one of these most needy ones. Once it was as a beggar, sitting with an empty coffee cup on the steps of churches, looking for coins from Sunday morning Mass-goers. More »

Interpreters suggest we read this story of the Samaritan woman at the well in two parts: John 4: 7-15, about the woman’s practical errand and her private encounter with Jesus; and verses 16-30, about the implications of this encounter for the mission of the gospel and for John’s readers, including ourselves. More »

Kameko Horie, a native of Tokyo, Japan, launched "The Word Among Us" in her country. In this article, which she wrote in 1997, she shares with us how she was led to take on such a project, and the ways that the Lord has blessed her through her service to him. More »

I’m a “list” person. You know my kind. I have lists for doing just about everything. More »