Over 55 years ago a friend gave my wife and me a picture that portrays Jesus walking with the disciples on the road to Emmaus. No matter where we live, this...

Binky was our Yorkshire terrier. He wasn’t the typical tiny, silky, yapping creature you might imagine. He had been the largest of his litter. His tail had not been docked; his...

I had a plan for the next few hours: take a walk with my husband, eat lunch, and attend an online Bible study. The timing would be tight, but I would...

My life seemed fine as I grew from a child into an adult. When I went to school to get my bachelor’s degree, everything went well. Even though I wasn’t the...

Our family often welcomes foster children into our home. Earlier this year, our case worker asked if we could host a five-year-old boy. He had cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder, and...

I recently left a company I had been instrumental in building over the past decade. I was in a leadership role, so the choice to leave was difficult. I could not...

I used to think that I was not valuable to God. I would think to myself, I am not as good-looking as that person. I do not have any important skills....

One Easter Sunday, my pastor preached on the account of the Resurrection in John 20. I don’t even recall what the main point of her message was because the phrase “while...

For years, I prayed for a baby. I longed to look into the eyes of my newborn and hear the little sounds that a newborn makes. Through all the waiting, fertility...

Good Friday reminds me of a time when I found it difficult to do the will of God. I was serving God in another country, and I felt lonely and wished...