During each visit to the women’s prison where I volunteered, I’d sit at a table in the cell block and wait for others to join me. I’d listen to whatever the...

A few years ago, I decided to try my hand at gardening. I eagerly bought tools and seeds, including some tiny mustard seeds. They looked so insignificant that I doubted they...

My kitchen cabinet contained only a couple of cans of soup and some rice. I was going through a long period of unemployment, and the only way I could provide for...

My family used to take day trips to a beach in Rhode Island during summer break. It was a great beach with perfect waves for body surfing. One day, the waves...

I recently got hearing aids, but I continued to miss a lot of my morning conversations over coffee with my wife. The hearing aids were working fine. The issues were that...

I am in the ninth grade and regularly read The Upper Room before going to bed at night. This daily reading gives me a lot of spiritual motivation. In March 2023,...

My wife and I were at the airport, going home from a trip to New York City. In the check-in area, we went to get a wheelchair for my wife. While...

I was lying in bed one morning as a thunderstorm moved through my area. As I listened, the words of a favorite hymn about God’s display of power throughout earth came...

In 2013 when my contract with an international non-governmental organization ended, I was completely overwhelmed. I felt like I was sinking. The future looked bleak. I was approaching my fiftieth birthday...