Editor’s Note: The following is a repost, originally published May 9, 2015. We share it again this year as a tribute to the mothers who quietly and faithfully serve their families each day. Happy Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is really important to most mothers. In case you haven’t caught on...

The Old Testament taught the Jewish people to welcome aliens. “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself” (Leviticus 19:34). The stranger/alien was to be accepted and not denied residency among the new nation of Israel. The Hebrew people were not to oppress...

This past week, a well-known preacher confided in me with a heavy heart. His adult daughter, once strong in the Christian faith, no longer shares his Biblical worldview. She has become a highly respected physician at a world-renowned hospital, but she now refuses to come home, unwilling to be around...

Jesus’ resurrection doesn’t just prove there’s an afterlife—it reveals the order in which life after death unfolds. The Bible declares, “But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20). If you want to know what happens when we die,...

My good friend Tom Ellsworth joins me in leading the Bob Russell Mentoring Retreats conducted throughout the year at Country Lake Christian Retreat Center. Tom is an avid student of nature, and during a recent retreat, he shared the following account of the monarch butterfly that beautifully illustrates the awesomeness...