One Easter Sunday, my pastor preached on the account of the Resurrection in John 20. I don’t even recall what the main point of her message was because the phrase “while...

For years, I prayed for a baby. I longed to look into the eyes of my newborn and hear the little sounds that a newborn makes. Through all the waiting, fertility...

Good Friday reminds me of a time when I found it difficult to do the will of God. I was serving God in another country, and I felt lonely and wished...

I remember my first Maundy Thursday worship service. I didn’t know what to expect; to be honest, I didn’t know what Maundy meant! Maundy, I learned, was a shortened form of...

When my wife was diagnosed with an aggressive form of dementia, we were devastated. I watched helplessly as our 27 years of marriage slowly disappeared from her memory. I struggled to...

Due to a sinus infection, one of my ears became filled with fluid. I could hear clearly out of my good ear, but the other only registered muffled sounds. I became...

When I moved to Lucknow, I was longing for a good job and had many interviews. When I couldn’t find a job, I became so frustrated that I decided to give...

I enjoy needlework. I begin with a blank piece of material, and I start placing the colorful stitches according to the pattern. It doesn’t look like much at first, but as...

When I think of signs that keep people safe or offer guidance, I first think of traffic lights, lighthouses, and billboards. But we often forget how much more valuable we are...

At church one Sunday I learned of a woman in the community whose husband had just died. They had four children. At God’s urging, I attended the funeral to lend my...