Nineteenth-century Scottish pastor Thomas Chalmers once told the story of riding in a horse-drawn carriage in the Highlands region as it hugged a narrow mountain ledge along a harrowing precipice One of the horses startled and the driver fearing they would plummet to their death repeatedly flicked his whip After they made it past the danger Chalmers asked the driver why he used the whip with such force ldquo I needed to give the horses something else to think about rdquo he said ldquo I needed to get their attention rdquo In a world overflowing with threats and dangers all [... more]

When you think of the word freedom what comes to mind [... more]

Harriet Tubman was one of the great American heroes of the nineteenth century Showing remarkable courage she guided more than three hundred fellow slaves to freedom after she first escaped slavery by crossing into free territory in the United States north Not content to simply enjoy her own freedom she ventured back into slave states nineteen times to lead friends family and strangers to freedom sometimes guiding people on foot all the way to Canada What drove Miss Tubman to such brave action A woman of deep faith she at one time said this ldquo I always told God I [... more]

Theres a myth going around that spiritually-healthy Christians live on an emotional even keel of the time Join Dr Tony Evans as he dishes out a dose of reality and talks about what to do when our feelings dont measure up to our faith [... more]

Have you ever told God you're sorry you did something and right after you told him maybe even moments you went back and did the very same thing That isn't an easy place to be and if we're honest we've all been there And today on Encouraging Prayer we're going to talk about how to move beyond that with God's help [... more]