“I AM WHO I AM” (Exod. 3:14), the Lord replied when Moses asked his name. And then I thought of my usual response when people ask who I am. I might...

A few years ago, I was so busy taking care of the house, attending church meetings, helping people in need, and doing other tasks that I ended up leaving aside the...

Our community had been ravaged with terrible flooding. Many houses owned by the elderly and lower income families were severely damaged. Churches in our community started “adopting a house.” Churches would...

I love stories with happy endings — in which all the 
problems are solved, all the loose ends tied up, and all the people live happily ever after. I’ve had some...

Early in our marriage, my husband proclaimed that he would be willing to die for me. I thought my husband’s 
dramatic declaration sounded good, but I didn’t completely believe him. The...

We have many refugees in our world today. Some flee civil war or violence. Others have seen their homes destroyed by natural disaster or have experienced the devastation of the infrastructure...

Our youngest daughter, Nan, is a gifted quilter. After hearing me speak about these verses in Ephesians, she said to me, with a smile, that a quilt is a useful work...

The death of my two-year-old granddaughter followed by the death of my only child 23 months later left me in a wilderness of grief that had my soul searching for answers....

Only weeks after arriving in England to work, my wife and I set out to drive across London. Struggling to keep on the correct road, we suddenly found ourselves on a...

Looking around the table at the other Bible study participants, I wondered what had drawn each of them to this guided discussion of King David. Some were leaders like David. A...