Recently, my doctor told me that I have a rare tumor called dermatofibrosarcoma. When I heard the news, two choices came to my mind: I can succumb to fear, or I...

Life was difficult for Christians in the first century because the culture they lived in was not attuned to the ways of Christ. When people persecuted them for their beliefs, they...

One day while driving to work, I was troubled about a task that God had laid out for me. I was late for work, caught in traffic, so I decided to...

A devout follower of Jesus Christ, my mom has emailed a “Weekly Inspiration” to her children, friends, and co-workers for over five years. Each of these emails contains an insightful and...

I was approaching my senior years when God let me know in no uncertain terms that my many years of prodigal-son-type bad behavior — excessive drinking and gambling, for instance —...

As a sophomore in college, I found myself floundering, depressed, and unsure of myself. No major event had triggered it; I couldn’t explain why I felt so alone. While I still...

When I returned home from the market with my groceries, my three-year-old son, Alan, spotted the biscuits. He exclaimed loudly, “Papa, biscuits!” Then suddenly he began to cry as he kept...

As a volunteer with new refugees coming into my state, I am heartbroken when I hear so many stories of unscrupulous people taking advantage of them. I wonder how I can...

When I was a young boy in the 1950s, my family would visit my mother’s parents in Ohio. Their house backed up to some busy railroad tracks. The rear entrance to...

In February 2017 the government evacuated my family, neighbors, and friends in the La Barquita community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We were all relocated to a new community with better...