November 9, 1998
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From the Editors
If I Told You
that someone warned that marriage, in general, is on slippery footing, you'd hardly be shocked.
Article
"America Is Transitioning
from a Christian nation into a syncretistic, spiritually diverse society," says George Barna, a researcher who tracks Christian issues.
Whether you're approaching your golden wedding anniversary, struggling with a troubled marriage, considering "taking the plunge," or happily single, the qualities of thought discussed here—and the importance placed on expressing them in daily life—can serve as a road map to richer, deeper relations with others.
God's answer to this author's prayer to stop drinking surprised her. But she obeyed and found herself free even of the desire for alcohol.
The scenario: a heated altercation in a public place between a man and a woman who are strangers to you. As the woman stands there sobbing in the aftermath, what do you do?
Her child's remorse over stealing some candy prompts this mother to reconsider the meaning—and value—of genuine repentance.
Article
"At last! I'm free!" Raise your expectations When the Hells' Angels came to town
God gives all of us—kids and adults—all the love and intelligence we need.
The fear faded away completely as I realized what true love is—God's love that overcomes anything that is not good.
I never felt for an instant that God was not with me and my wife.
I had to recognize that pain is unreal because God never causes it.
While out surfing one day, I'd caught a wave and, as usual, at the end of the wave I jumped off my board.
Real Christianity has never been a religion of just contemplation.
