My mom, my two younger brothers, and I went canoeing. When a speedboat went by, the waves would rock the canoe from side to side. I would get nervous, fearing that...

As my college graduation approaches, I have a million thoughts running through my mind: Where will I work? Where will I live? How will I pay my bills? My five-and-a-
half-year journey...

Being the youth leader at my church is not easy for me. 
I have not raised teenagers of my own and do not have any training in working with teens. But...

My friend Helen was expressing her concern for her son, who lived in a home for people with disabilities. At 86, 
she and her husband knew they would not be with...

My wife had surgery on her right hand and couldn’t use it for several weeks. She needed help to do almost everything; so I became her right hand. Some of the...

I volunteer to speak in Sunday evening worship services for residents of a nearby healthcare facility. Preparing a fifteen-
minute sermon can be challenging. The message must be 
concise and easily understood...

We all know how hard it is to accept criticism, especially when we’re fully convinced that we’re in the right. When we get back that best-written paper from our professor, we...

Recently, I was struggling with feelings of uncertainty and a lack of direction; in general I wasn’t sure how I felt. My 
uncertainties were frustrating and affected nearly everything 
I did....

I was alone in a foreign country, on an overnight stopover after a busy three weeks of preaching and teaching, and I 
had once again watched TV pornography. No one will...

Three-and-a-half hours had elapsed as my sister’s friends and family waited in the crowded hospital lounge. We were relieved when the physician made her way toward us. With concern in her...