Preparing For The Role Of A Lifetime
During his 27-year police career, Craig Dodd has suffered cracked ribs, split his head open, broken both hands, and had so many teeth knocked out that dentists have crammed 17 crowns into his mouth....
View ArticleColored by Faith
For the first 27 years of author and speaker Kim Cash Tate’s life, she viewed herself through the lens of her race. Being black shaped her identity, above all— including her gender, personality, and...
View ArticleHow To Outlive Yourself
Pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado likes to tell the story of an old sea captain who landed his ship on an island inhabited by natives who were happy and healthy, a sharp contrast to the...
View ArticleNot The Trophy Wife
Brenda Warner is the wife of NFL superstar and Dancing with the Stars alum, Kurt Warner. By all outward signs, she lives a charmed life, to be sure, but only a few years ago, she found herself living...
View ArticleHomeward Bound
Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life. The young live for the here and now. Thinking ahead seems to be in the form of dreams that promise fairy-tale endings. Though I am nearing...
View ArticleA Hope and a Future
After 11 years of growing up around drunkenness and drug abuse, I thought my life would be a dead end. But God had different plans. By Jessica Sheppard I was 11 years old the day my sister, Kelly, and...
View ArticleChonda Pierce: Laughing in the Dark
If laughter is indeed the best medicine then Chonda Pierce deserves a Ph.D. Known as the “Queen of Clean,” the gifted comedian has carved a successful career making people laugh through her live...
View ArticleCold-Case Christianity
A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels I was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. “I think it may be true,” I said to my wife. “What may be true?” she asked. “Christianity.” I’m...
View ArticleThe Dobson Legacy
What Shirley and Danae Have to Say on Faith, Hospitality, and Prayer Shirley Dobson may be best known for her role as the chairman of the National Day of Prayer and for being the wife of renowned...
View ArticleSignificant Living Writing Contest
Significant Living’s 1st Annual Writing Contest Submit your story about everyday people who are making a difference for Jesus. Keep it between 800-1200 words 1st Prize: $300 and we publish your...
View ArticleRoad to Redemption
I could tell something was wrong. Even in the midst of my hectic schedule and thebusyness of everyday life, I had noticed changes in my middle child, a shift inher mood and appearance over the past...
View ArticleBringing Christ to the Movies
From his Arizona production studio, David A. R. White is challenging Christians to take a stand for Christ by reclaiming the media There’s no denying the impact Hollywood has on our cultural...
View ArticleDefender of Widows - First Place Winner of Writing Contest
“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” —Psalm 68:5 NIV Short-term missionaries commit to long-term love for Burmese women widowed by genocide By Kay...
View ArticlePiecing Life Together - Second Place Winner of Writing Contest
God creates a beautiful tapestry from the scrapsof a broken life By Stephanie Oxley Like bright reflections of a wildflower garden, fabric pieces cover every surface of Carol Hazen’s art quilt studio...
View ArticleOne Small Candle - Third Place Winner in Writing Contest
A couple’s light shines brightly through short-term foster care By Joy Sterling In our search for Christian heroes or heroines it is easy to visualize distraught missionary mommas chasing snakes from...
View ArticleFrom Tragedy to Salvation
A new ministry partnership brings hope in the midst of suffering By B.J. Hansen “On Sept 10, 2001, I was a happily married pharmacist. Jim and I had been married for five years. Jim was working for...
View ArticleThe 50 Fridays Marriage Challenge: One Question A Week. One Incredible Marriage
An excerpt from the book released September 3, 2013, by Howard Books When we first start out on our marriage adventure, it seems that we have forever ahead of us. And then, life happens. Babies come...
View ArticleAuthor Spotlight
Additional information on books discussed in Author Spotlight article featured in the November 2013 issue of Significant Living. Dead Lawyers Tell No TalesBy Randy SingerTyndale House Landon Reed is an...
View ArticleSunday Dinners: Food, Family, and Faith from our Favorite Pastors
While every dinner together as a family is a wonderful time of sharing our lives together in love and fellowship, Sunday dinners are a special time for Christian families. It’s a time when we can...
View ArticleCityteam's Mission to the World: How a Small Ministry Disciples More than 50...
By Ken Walker As a teenager, African native Younoussa Djao burned with such zeal for his Muslim religion that he mobilized classmates to challenge Christians and seek to persuade them to convert to the...
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