“I’m sorry; there was nothing we could do,” the ER doctor said to the bereaved family. “I’ll leave you with the chaplain now.” The elderly woman and her son huddled together,...

When I moved from the city back to my small hometown and to the little church where I had grown up, I assumed that the church was too small to be...

The atmosphere in my office was tense. My boss had scolded me, and I was hurt. Later, when I was alone, temptation overcame me as I brooded over his allegations, some...

The storm came out of nowhere. The water had been calm when they boarded the boat, but now the boat was rocking violently against the waves. They were terrified and quickly...

At the age of 40 I had a freak sporting accident that caused a near fatal stroke. It led to extensive damage to my health that would haunt me for many...

I recently participated in a workshop on listening to God. During the session, we were led in an exercise where we were invited to imagine ourselves as part of the feeding...

The alarm of a nearby water system woke me up. After several minutes, I heard a mockingbird copying the beeping sound. I smiled at the bird who was copying not another...

When I was five or six years old, my granddaddy said, “I’m going to teach you a big little prayer and this is it: ‘Help me, Lord.’” I remember asking to...

I was raised in a Christian family in Ukraine. Unfortunately my family and other Christians suffered under Soviet rule. As Christian children, we were persecuted in school. We studied hard but...

When I became a homeowner, I found mowing the lawn stressful. Getting my mower started was a feat in itself, not to mention the hour and a half it took to...