Sometimes when people receive life-threatening news, they can become stuck on an endless cycle of paralyzing fear. But from the time I was diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer, I have been...

When I was a child in Brazil, it was not easy to afford a Bible, especially for my parents. My first Bible was a Christmas gift from my uncle José. He...

From a wheelchair I leaned forward beside the hospital bed of my four-month-old son, Ben, and touched his small hand. I wished I could reach his cheek below the white bandage...

I am growing older. It shows in my face, and I feel it in my bones. My body does not perform the way it did when I was younger; my reflexes...

I am currently preparing for auditions to become a student at a school for the arts. On top of preparing for those auditions, I have to remain diligent in my high...

There have been times in my life when I have so disobeyed God and Christ’s teachings that I thought I was beyond help and love. It weighed heavily on my mind...

My world shattered when I read an anonymous letter exposing my husband’s affair. Afterward, we lived apart for a time, and I began attending a church in my new location. The...

The other day, I failed my first driving test. I had gone to the testing center fully prepared. Two of my friends had taught me how to drive, and I had...

In 2014, my son was in the hospital for an extended period. It was wintertime, and the coldness and dreariness of the season seemed magnified by our circumstance and surroundings. But...

While gardening one day, I found a plant that seemed to have died. I was about to dig it out when I noticed its one tiny green shoot. Perhaps I should...