The purple loosestrife is a tall plant with a dramatic, purple feathery flower on top. But for all its majestic beauty, the purple loosestrife is an invasive species where I live,...

My first posting in the church was at a rural church with almost one hundred members. I was new to ministry and not yet ordained. One of the members of the...

After attending a football game on a beautiful fall afternoon, my wife, Cecilia, and I became frustrated with the wait time for shuttle buses back to the parking lot; so we...

When my daughter became blind, I prayed and believed that God could heal her. Thousands of prayers later, God had not restored her sight. The question haunted me: Why doesn’t God...

When I was about four years old, my dad gave me a coloring book and a box of crayons. He sat down with me and showed me how to color the...

“It’s a shame people use the side of the road as their own personal trash can!” exclaimed a man coming toward me one morning when I was out for my daily...

The sun was just coming up. I got off the couch and opened the blinds to let some light into the hospital room. It was a new day. I sat down...

One day last summer, I stepped out through the back patio in early evening to walk my dog in an open area. Looking up through the majestic trees in the backyard,...

A springtime storm had crashed through our area the previous night leaving a rare path of destruction in our mountainous area. As I sat on my front porch, I thanked God...

My wife and I were at the pool when a young family arrived. The father took his daughter into the water and was teaching her to swim. She was calm and...