In his biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, Andrew Roberts tells the story of one of Napoleon’s early victories. Outnumbered on the battlefield, Napoleon demonstrated that his gift for exaggeration could easily turn into full-blown deception. It was August of 1796, and Napoleon was surrounded by 3,000 Austrian troops. His force (just over a third of the size of the opposing army) was exhausted. The...
Anyone who experiences a traumatic event feels confused, lost, out of control, unsure, and unsteady—disoriented. This kind of suffering leaves marks, sometimes on the body, always on the soul, and sometimes both. In I Have PTSD: Reorienting after Trauma, counselor and trauma expert Curtis Solomon helps those who have suffered the disorienting effects of trauma to reorient their lives to the path...
In this episode of Straight to the Heart, our host Rush Witt, talks with bestselling author Randy Alcorn about the recent death of his beloved wife, Nanci, and how his faith in Christ and familiarity with the Bible’s teaching on heaven has comforted him and deepened his walk with God. His testimony and encouragement are helpful to anyone who faces serious loss and who needs God’s help to grieve...
How does a Christian live in and respond to a post-Christian culture? Let’s begin thinking about this by defining what a post-Christian culture is—I think we can all agree that it is a culture that has largely abandoned using Christianity as the primary basis for its norms, social values, and moral standards. In its place, other belief systems have gained prominence in shaping the cultural...
I thought I understood the resurrection. Then, on an Easter Monday, my father unexpectedly passed away. I had experienced death before, but nothing like this. My dad was such a big part of our lives. God used his faith to bring my husband, Angelo, and me to faith. He suggested that Angelo go to seminary after he became a Christian. Then he handed over his church’s youth group into our fresh-from...
