Today’s reading is from a psalm of David, the king of Israel. It reflects his thoughts after he has realized the gravity and implications of conspiracy against Uriah the Hittite and...

While brushing my teeth one morning, instead of pondering what I needed to accomplish that day I began mentally reciting a scripture I had memorized. God used that moment to show...

My wife showed me an obituary that a friend had sent to her. It was shockingly brief; it simply gave the man’s name, where he lived, and then: “He died.” Two...

For years, I struggled to reconcile my ambitions and notions of success with God’s timing and plan for my life. As a musician and songwriter, comparing myself to others in my...

When I was hiking in the woods one early spring day, the sky was overcast. The scenery was full of bleak, leafless trees. As I climbed a hill, a gust of...

Jesus comforted his disciples after their last supper together, telling them how he must leave for a while and assuring them they would not be alone. After my husband’s suicide, I...

Unfortunately, the week before Easter I had a disagreement with a parishioner, whom I’ll call Steve. When he showed up to worship the next week, I found myself standing in the...

I became a Christian in my senior year of high school, and my Christian youth leader encouraged me to share my faith with the student body. I was scared, but I...

“I’m overwhelmed,” I confessed to my boss. I had fallen behind on a number of projects at home and at work. Each day seemed to bring a new high-priority issue to...

When my husband and I celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary, we retraced some of our memories with a trip to New York City, where we were married. We stayed at the...