When I was young and did something I shouldn't have, I knew I was about to get busted when my dad would come into my room, turn my chair around, and...

Driving through a lush, green forest, I rounded a curve to see hundreds of white cylinders studding a bare hillside. The scene resembled a cemetery marked with rows of tombstones. Then...

My grandfather led a simple life; he was always content with whatever he received. He developed a good command of the English language as he worked with doctors and 
missionaries before...

As a child I was fascinated by maps. The world then seemed so big. Recently a charitable organization sent me a map of the world, and I was struck by how...

I was offered a new job with more responsibility and a substantial increase in salary. The job description was lengthy and intimidating. I began to feel anxious. It seemed to be...

I was scared when we walked into the emergency room at 4 am. My husband, Jose, had tingling and numbness down his left side and a slight limp, symptoms of a...

A number of years ago I went for a walk in the woods with Bob, a friend from church who was a professor of forestry. As we were enjoying the natural...

I recently read a newspaper article about sociable weaver birds that live in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. They build nests large enough to house hundreds of birds on trees and...

Reading The Upper Room has become one of my early-
morning rituals. Before I do anything else, I read a daily 
devotional from the e-mail that was sent to me in the...

I’ve always found jogging to be a good way to spend time with God. I have continued this practice during my Peace Corps service here in West Africa. Because I am...