By Peggy Townes. Scenes from Jesus' life began to flash across the jumbled screen of Mary's mind. She remembered the time when Jesus went to his cousin John for baptism and the voice from Heaven bellowed the message that this was God's Son.

By Lee Taylor. Life is not easy. The commandments of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eye. Linda took a courageous stand on God's Word. And she became a testi­mony to God's grace as she obeyed His call.

By Miriam Gautier. Just  running in races wasn't enough —now I wanted to win! I started reading more, training harder and setting my sights on placing among the top winners in my division. My whole life changed. I was consumed with running.

By Al Menconi with Dave Hart. Condemning rock music and removing the offensive elements is the easy part. Presenting Christ in a posi­tive light in the midst of all this is the real challenge. Doing this will require great faithfulness on our part. It will require an investment of time. And it will require loving our kids more than we hate rock music.

By R. J. Gore, Jr. Filled with self-satisfaction, I gazed at my reflec­tion in the mirror. The Lord began to speak to me—not audible, of course. What God was saying to me was quite clear.

By Bryan Chapell. Like the headlight of a train piercing the foggiest night, God's vision penetrates the darkness we face. He sees the problems. He knows the pain. Year after year the Easter train comes. Each time it passes it roars anew Christ's victory and our hope.

By Frank Barker. How seriously should we take prayer requests? If Jesus made a prayer request of you as he did of the three, would you take it seriously? Jesus said, "Inasmuch as you did it unto one of the least of these rny brethren, you did it unto me."

By Kathryn Farris. They have dared to step out of the cultural mold to reach neighbors, friends and acquaintances with the message of salvation.

By Frederick T. Marsh. These voices argued that abortion would solve a lot of societal problems. Many were swayed to that way of thinking—perhaps the problem population of society could be reduced by abortion and the rest of us would be better off. Abortion has not solved problems. What can we do collectively as the Lord's people?

By Calvin Miller. Gifts are more blessed to give than to get, says the cliche’. But gifts are seldom given so freely that they don’t result in some bondage.