Eric heard about Jesus rsquo love for him while in his early twenties He started attending church where he met someone who helped him grow to know Jesus better It wasn rsquo t long before Eric rsquo s mentor assigned him to teach a small group of boys at church Through the years God drew Eric rsquo s heart to help at-risk youth in his city to visit the elderly and to show hospitality to his neighbors mdash all for God rsquo s honor Now in his late fifties Eric explains how grateful he is that he was taught early [... more]

Sue rsquo s family was falling apart before her eyes Her husband had suddenly left the home and she and her children were confused and angry She asked him to go for marriage counseling with her but he wouldn rsquo t because he claimed the problems were hers Panic and hopelessness set in when she realized he might never come back Would she be able to care for herself and her children alone Hagar a servant of Abraham and Sarah faced those thoughts as well Impatient for God to give them a son as promised Genesis Sarah gave Hagar to [... more]

My friend Sharon passed away one year prior to the death of my friend Dave rsquo s teenage daughter Melissa They both had been tragically killed in car accidents One night both Sharon and Melissa were in my dream They giggled and talked as they hung streamers in a large banquet hall and ignored me when I stepped into the room A long table with white tablecloths had been set with golden plates and goblets I asked if I could help decorate but they didn rsquo t seem to hear me and kept working nbsp But then Sharon said ldquo [... more]

When Rebecca rsquo s brother and sister-in-law started having marriage problems Rebecca prayed earnestly for their reconciliation But they divorced Then her sister-in-law took the children out of state and their dad didn rsquo t protest Rebecca never again saw the nieces she dearly loved Years later she said ldquo Because of trying to handle this sadness on my own I let a root of bitterness start in my heart and it began to spread to my family and friends rdquo The book of Ruth tells about a woman named Naomi who struggled with a heart of grief that grew [... more]

His name is Dnyan and he considers himself a student of the world And ldquo this is a very big school rdquo he says of all the cities and towns he rsquo s passed through He began a four-year journey on his bicycle in to meet and learn from people When there rsquo s a language barrier he finds that sometimes people can understand just by looking at each other He also depends on a translation app on his phone to communicate He doesn rsquo t measure his journey in the miles he rsquo s traveled or the sights he [... more]