Inspiration

When I graduated from college, I felt like everything I had known was completely uprooted. I moved to a new city and started a new job, and many meaningful relationships in my life changed. I knew that I could trust God to guide me through all these changes.

My friend had spread rumors about me and told everyone why they shouldn’t be my friend. When I went back to school, I remembered that God’s love was protecting me and that I could let it lead the way to healing and new friends. And God's love did just that.

Climbing the Great Wall was supposed to be the highlight of our trip to China in 2007. Little did I know that it would also be about climbing to a higher understanding of motherhood.

For a long time, I thought I hated my mother. I really wanted to love her and to feel she loved me. But I didn't think that would ever be possible. So I made up my mind to improve our relationship, and it dawned on me that maybe my mother wasn't the only one who needed to change. Maybe I needed to be different.

That we pray about challenges, including war, truly matters. How we pray about global challenges, including war, truly matters.

In Christian Science theology, the sacraments of baptism and communion are particularly important. They are profound inner experiences of regeneration and salvation.

I wonder if you know how much God loves you. He adores you, delights in you, treasures you. And He is constantly telling you so. It really isn't a new message. God has been telling you this ever since He created you.

Let There Be Peace On Earth, and let it begin with me." This opening line of a popular song aptly describes the deeply personal approach each of the following six writers is taking in thinking about world peace. And while the places they call home span five continents, they have one theme in common—their faith in the supremacy of God's love in human affairs.

Gratitude is a powerful healing quality—and it’s a lifesaver. I know, because it saved my life years ago.