I once stood in the middle of the Mississippi River. I was on vacation north of Itasca, Minnesota, and I stood on a log that spanned the few feet from bank...

Simon Peter had spent the entire night fishing with no results when Jesus approached him and told him to get back into his boat and put his nets out in deep...

At our home in Oregon, we keep an umbrella by our door because we get such heavy rain from October to April that we can go for days without seeing the...

In March 2003 I had a serious stroke. It was an especially difficult time because I am left-handed and was paralyzed on my left side for quite a while. I don’t...

I have the privilege of being a stay-at-home mom to my six kids. This allows me to spend time with them during the day, greet them after school, teach them, and...

For 40 years I struggled with a number of issues — from low self-esteem to drug and alcohol abuse — until one day law enforcement came to my door with a...

Four years ago I moved to a newly developed subdivision. In front of each house was a maple tree. I noticed that the tree in front of my house was infested...

The verse quoted above sounds romantic when it is read at a wedding ceremony, but when it came to packing up and following my husband to a new city, it struck...

As my family of seven gathered in the restaurant parking lot, our conversations came to an abrupt stop. We heard screeching brakes and skidding tires as we watched an accident happen...

A few years ago, my wife and I traveled to Kenya to serve for two weeks at Kijabe Hospital. As I packed for the trip, I had to closely evaluate each...