During my childhood, my mother and I would often pass the candy counter in a certain department store. Each time, I asked for one of the enticing lollipops that were six...

One Sunday I was running late for the morning church service, so I decided to catch a cab to get to church as quickly as possible. A woman and I hailed...

One day while having my hair cut, the new stylist told me about her experience with chemotherapy. She spoke of fear, doctor visits, feelings of anger and despair. When her treatments...

Sometimes students in the gym class I teach have a 
difficult day, and it shows in their behavior. So we walk to the hallway together and talk about beginning the day...

One of our church members invited us to her farm to experience agriculture. We got up early one day to go to her farm to plant taros, a type of root...

“Betty, you are my favorite patient!” the young doctor greeted my 90-year-old mother when my sister and I accompanied her to a regular checkup. Mom has been dealing with dementia for...

At God’s call, Abraham and Sarah (then Abram and Sarai) left Ur, the city of their family. God had promised to make of Abraham a great nation, through which all the...

At the end of a dry winter, we finally received about an inch and a half of rain. It was amazing how much fresher the garden looked. Everything was greener and...

In today’s reading, I expect Isaiah to put the verbs in the order of walk, run, soar — to end his poem on a high point. However, Isaiah starts with soaring...

When I was a child, my father was adamant about regular family Bible study and prayer time. I just wanted to play outside, watch television, or read mystery novels. One morning,...