Jean Valjean had finally been released from prison after 19 years of hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s child. While he was free, he had no place to go. No one wants to take an ex-convict into their home. No one, it would seem, except a Christian bishop who… Continue reading The Power of Mercy
Category: Spiritual Growth
A Call to Adventurous Faith
When God called missionaries Heidi and Rolland Baker to serve the poorest of the poor in Mozambique, they had no idea the challenges that they would face. They simply said “yes” to God and followed Him there. Heidi started outreaches in Maputo and began to take in street children. Soon they had 160 of them.… Continue reading A Call to Adventurous Faith
The Power of Self-Control
“‘Marshmallow man” Walter Mischel is an Ivy League professor known for his experiments in self-control. Nearly 50 years ago, he created a test to see how various five-year-olds would respond to being left alone with a marshmallow for 15 minutes with instructions not to eat it — and with the promises that if they didn’t,… Continue reading The Power of Self-Control