Praying about a loved one's alcoholism can involve a tremendous struggle with anger and discouragement. It isn't always easy. But the victories it brings are beyond value.
Following the opening of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity on September 29, the Sentinel continues printing excerpts from the collection of newly published writings.
The author was on the way to church, partly to seek help through prayer about a disturbing business relationship. And healing took place—before she even got there.
They're people who think about church in terms of hearts touched and lives healed. They're moving beyond the worship of a building that someone once called "the edifice complex." And they're helping change the face of the church in the new millennium.
Meet the man whose life story was the subject of the film The Cross and the Switchblade, and whose autobiography, Run, Baby, Run, has sold over 12 million copies and has been translated into 43 languages. The Sentinel visits Nicky Cruz and reports on his ministry, which focuses on America's inner-city youth.