True Stories of Faith

Read reflections offering guidance on everyday Christian living.

Sun rising over a sweeping mountain ridge — Where Heaven Came Down

Where Heaven Came Down: Week of July 11, 2026

Where Heaven Came Down: stories of God breaking through, around the world and around...
Open countryside field, the kind of place George Whitefield preached to thousands during the First Great Awakening

George Whitefield: The Voice That Emptied Franklin’s Pockets

Benjamin Franklin walked into a Philadelphia crowd with his mind made up. He would...
A narrow doorway with warm light streaming through, is Jesus the only way

Is Jesus the Only Way? An Honest Look at the Hardest Claim

A woman in our church stayed behind after Bible study a few years ago....
Vintage jewelry box, like the one Frances Havergal packed with joy to give away to missions

Frances Ridley Havergal: The Box She Packed with Joy

A woman in England sat at her desk packing nearly fifty pieces of jewelry...
Open Bible on a wooden table with soft light, who is Jesus really

Who Is Jesus, Really? Beyond the Sunday-School Picture

Who is Jesus, really? Here is the direct answer: Jesus of Nazareth is God...
Open Bible by candlelight, the kind of evening Matthew Henry sat down to write his diary of thanks

Matthew Henry: Robbed and Still Thankful

He walked home in the dark with empty pockets. Then he sat down and...
Sun rising over a sweeping mountain ridge — Where Heaven Came Down

Where Heaven Came Down: Week of July 4, 2026

Where Heaven Came Down: stories of God breaking through, around the world and around...
Historic wooden meetinghouse interior — Jonathan Edwards Take 5 featured image

Jonathan Edwards Sermon: The Day Heaven Came Down on Enfield

On a warm Wednesday in July of 1741, a slender man with a weak...
Is God Good When Life Hurts? quiet word for hard days

Is God Good When Life Hurts? A Quiet Word for the Hard Days

It’s a fair question. Anyone who has watched a parent decline, sat in a...
Fanny Crosby, blind 19th-century hymn writer who composed over 8,000 hymns including Blessed Assurance

Fanny Crosby: The Blind Woman Who Wrote 8,000 Hymns

When Fanny Crosby was six weeks old, a traveling doctor treated her infected eyes...