Category: Christian Nonfiction

Would you hand the keys to the family car to your 6-year-old daughter? Would you throw your three-month-old son into the pool to see if he can swim? Would you expect your newborn baby to fix their own bottle and their change her own diapers? Stupid propositions, huh? And yet that’s what we do with new believers too often. We pat them on the back and congratulate them on their decision to follow Jesus. Then… we leave them to figure out their next steps on their own. It’s not long until... [Read More...]

Life is a formidable challenge and a garden can be a rich source of wisdom for living, the author, Werner Langer, discovered. We are all in possession of a valuable allotment, namely our mind, our inner garden where noble thoughts are nurtured to maturity and sinful thoughts can be removed like weeds. This important inner gardening activity will greatly impact our future life. “Thorny rose-bushes have taught me that my approach to a difficult matter can cause pain or result in peace. The dark... [Read More...]

Life is a formidable challenge and a garden can be a rich source of wisdom for living, the author, Werner Langer, discovered. We are all in possession of a valuable piece of property, namely our mind, our inner garden where noble thoughts are nurtured to maturity and sinful thoughts can be removed like weeds. This important gardening activity will greatly influence the course of our life. “Thorny rose-bushes have taught me that my approach to a difficult matter can cause pain or result in pea... [Read More...]