My heart raced. I couldn’t sleep. Lord, I can’t do this. Although I’d spent weeks preparing to speak at a women’s conference, my confidence vanished the night before the event. What...

I’m not a huge fan of running because I’m not very good at it. Every time I get on the treadmill, I think to myself, I just need to build up...

A few years ago, my wife and I traveled to Kenya to serve for two weeks at Kijabe Hospital. As I packed for the trip, I had to closely evaluate each...

I needed to take my nine-year-old brother to school one morning, but the gas tank was almost empty. “You can make it to the gas station by the school,” my dad...

I have HIV/AIDS, and it is very difficult living with this disease. Recently I suffered a setback and was hospitalized for eight days, which seemed like an eternity. Weak and with...

Everyone at my church loves to see Cindy coming. Before worship, she walks around the sanctuary with a tin of assorted candies. Talking and laughing with people as they find their...

When I read today’s scripture passage, I wonder why David’s father, Jesse, did not send for David when Samuel asked to see all Jesse’s sons. Instead, Jesse left David out in...

In a week’s time my daughter goes to college. It will be a big transition, moving away from home and leaving a sheltered Christian family life. My husband and I are...

I used to look forward to birthdays. My 16th birthday was a milestone I greatly anticipated. I was not just excited about getting my driver’s license and being able to drive....

Last summer I worked at a local preschool as a summer camp assistant. Three days a week, I was known as “Miss Lily” to a group of two- and three-year-olds. We...