In Alyssa Mendoza received a surprising email from her father in the middle of the night The message had instructions about what to do for her mother on her parents rsquo twenty-fifth anniversary Why was this shocking Alyssa rsquo s father had passed away ten months earlier She discovered that he had written and scheduled the email while he was sick knowing he might not be there He rsquo d also arranged and paid for flowers to be sent to his wife for upcoming years on her birthday future anniversaries and Valentine rsquo s Day This story could stand as [... more]

I came to learn about Catherine Hamlin a remarkable Australian surgeon through reading her obituary In Ethiopia Catherine and her husband established the world rsquo s only hospital dedicated to curing women from the devastating physical and emotional trauma of obstetric fistulas a common injury in the developing world that can occur during childbirth Catherine is credited with overseeing the treatment of more than women Still operating at the hospital when she was years old and still beginning each day with a cup of tea and Bible study Hamlin told curious questioners that she was an ordinary believer in Jesus [... more]

More than two hundred volunteers assisted October Books a bookstore in Southampton England move its entire inventory to an address down the street Helpers lined the sidewalk between the two buildings and passed books down a ldquo human conveyor belt rdquo Having witnessed the volunteers in action a store employee said ldquo It was a really moving experience to see people helping They wanted to be part of something bigger rdquo We can also be part of something much bigger than ourselves God uses us to reach the world with the message of His love Because someone shared the message [... more]

As I helped my son with his math homework it began apparent he was less then enthusiastic about doing multiple problems related to the same concept ldquo I rsquo ve got it Dad rdquo he insisted hoping I would let him out doing all the problems I then gently explained to him that a concept is just a concept until we learn how to work it out in practice At the end of Paul rsquo s letter to his friends in Philippi he wrote about practice ldquo Practice these things whatever you learned received heard or saw in us rdquo [... more]

Practical lessons single women can learn from Ruth practical lessons single men can learn from Boaz Included in the -part series The Power of Divine Destiny CLICK HEREto ORDER this -part series on MP [... more]

On this Wednesday edition of Grace to You John MacArthur helps you review what you understand and what you may not about the gospel of Jesus Christ It's part of his study from Romans titled And Now for the Good News [... more]