Difficult Times
The Hitchhiker
James Raffan works as a miner in a small town in Southern Alberta, Canada, and when he was nineteen, he experienced a Christmas event he’ll never forget. “At the time I was dating a girl from a nearby town and I was at her house on Christmas Eve goofing around and opening presents with her [...]
What Do You Think?
Liz Cobos had separated from her husband. She was emotionally devastated, and the reality of keeping her two preschool daughters fed and cared for had all but shattered her spirit. She believed in God, but where was He? She felt so alone. Reluctantly, she decided to file for financial aid, until she could find a [...]
With Red Dots
For many years Vivian and Lenny M. had preached in any town that welcomed them. Like most missionaries, they asked for nothing in return. The couple lived on what God, through others, provided. If they had anything extra, they gave it to the poor. One December Vivian and Lenny were staying in Springfield, Missouri, in [...]
Glad Tidings
In times of great stress, we need to hear about miracles. I can find no better encouragement than reports of good news during the 2004 tsunami. Here are just a few where angels and saints might have been involved: The Santhome Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, was right in the path of the storm. But [...]
Do Hard Times Help Us Focus on God?
Kathy’s family of four had lived comfortably on two incomes until she became ill and could not work. “Things went downhill fast,” she says. “Before we knew it, we had sold every ‘toy’ we owned—my husband’s small hunting trailer, the row boat, even our telescope.” But Kathy’s medical bills, credit cards and other debts kept [...]
Dimes from Heaven
A few weeks ago, I posted a true story about a woman who found an occasional penny, usually during a difficult time in her life, and believed that a loved one in heaven was sending them to her, to bring her comfort. Several readers wrote in to report the same phenomenon with dimes. Here is [...]
Bringing Good out of Evil
When Christal was fifteen, she was raped. She felt dirty and contaminated, and when she did get up enough courage to tell someone about it, the person she had trusted told her it was her own fault, that she must have done something to cause the attack. This was not the first time Christal had [...]
