A few years ago I retired from ministry after about 40 years, and then four months later my husband died after a long illness. He had also been in ministry over...

When I was in high school, I tried to spend time with people from different friend groups and backgrounds. I spent time with my friends from my church youth group. But...

When I was in primary school, I remember several children talking about having to give up candy for Lent — and not being at all happy about it. But we don’t...

I was feeling the stress building up at work, and I wasn’t handling it very well. It wasn’t possible to walk away from the situation, so instead I took a few...

I love working in my garden. I am amazed that tiny seeds planted in the soil can sprout and grow into large plants that produce tasty vegetables and beautiful flowers. The...

After I gave a short orientation speech to the parents of our preschool class, three-year-old Miriam told her mother that she liked “the sermon.” Miriam’s father is the pastor of the...

Recently a friend told me of his plan to travel to the other side of Australia to see the wildflowers. I told him of my experiences in the Fitzgerald River National...

As a pastor, I rarely saw significant impact from my sermons, confirmation classes, home and hospital visits, radio and television broadcasts, committee meetings, or any other work. But Jesus’ parable of...

I once had the opportunity to visit a butterfly garden where I saw a variety of species of butterflies with their beautiful shades of color and differing sizes. I thought about...

I was driving our church shuttle bus, taking some of our members on a trip to Houston. When we travel, we have a backup SUV following us in case of a...