Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Brian’s wife Angie and his mother don’t get along, though Angie has tried. Angie is a sensitive Christian who earnestly prays for her mother-in-law, but every holiday the passive aggressive (and …
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Henry was 98 and his wife Martha was 96 when they shared the same room in a nursing home. They had been married for more than sixty years when Dr. Earl Henslin met them. Dr. Henslin worked the three …
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When I became the holder of a mortgage and the father of three kids, I began to understand the concern about high electric bills. I found myself coming home from work and being able to spot my house a …
During the second week of November, Starbucks switches from its ubiquitous white cups and ushers in the Christmas season with festive red cups. Our family is weird enough that we talk about this day …
If you were a male believer around the time of Moses and Joshua, your job was to fight. As the Israelites entered the Promised Land, they were sometimes chastised for their cowardice and lethargy and …
Mature Christians recognize and appreciate the sweet side of suffering. Teresa of Avila wrote, “Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them …
