Recently I took my five-year-old grandson Daylen on a fishing trip. He was very excited to possibly catch a fish even though he had no idea what he would do with...

As I pushed my baby in his pram down the road, I prayed with each step. I was in the middle of another bout of anxiety and depression as a result...

When I was young, my grandmother gave me a small, black Bible with this inscription: “Dear Greg: This little Bible is your very first one, so keep it nice. You are...

After my husband of more than 64 years died, I found myself living alone for the first time in my 80 plus years. It was truly an adjustment. I often caught...

Fire destroyed the Bible camp’s main building, which housed the chapel, dining hall, and kitchen. One year later, I looked at the trees that had been in close proximity to the...

As one of her contributions to our family, my grandmother would rip up old clothes into strips, sew the strips together, and roll them into balls. She then used a large...

I live and garden in the desert year-round. Among the things I grow are sugar snap peas. From the time I plant them, the peas will thrive for eight months and...

One day as we were preparing for an outing, my four-year-old son said that we should pray before we left. When asked what he would like to pray for, he said,...

“Hi. It’s Bonnie,” said the voice on the phone. “I just wanted you to know that I’ve come back to the Lord.” The ring of excitement in her voice when she...

When I studied abroad at the Human Rights Institute in Strasbourg, France, I befriended students from Algeria and Tunisia. Since the program focused on religious rights, we discussed religious freedom in...