My family remembers my Grandpa Dierking as a man of strong faith and prayer But it wasn rsquo t always so My aunt recalls the first time her father announced to the family ldquo We rsquo re going to start giving thanks to God before we eat rdquo His first prayer was far from eloquent but Grandpa continued the practice of prayer for the next fifty years praying often throughout each day When he died my husband gave my grandmother a ldquo praying hands rdquo plant saying ldquo Grandpa was a man of prayer rdquo His decision to follow God [... more]

Students advance by passing exams Athletes gauge their value in wins versus losses But how does a pastor measure success in church ministry Listen to Truth For Life as Alistair Begg examines the answer Timothy received from his mentor Paul Listen [... more]

During his visit to Mexico Bill Ashe helped fix windmill hand pumps at an orphanage Fifteen years later inspired by a deep desire to serve God by helping provide clean water to villages in need he founded a nonprofit organization He said ldquo God awoke me to lsquo make the most of the time rsquo by finding others with a desire to bring safe drinking water to the rural poor rdquo Later having learned about the global need for safe water through the requests of thousands of pastors and evangelists from over countries Bill invited others to join the ministry [... more]