One Sunday I gave the children’s message during my church’s worship service. Since I enjoy playing the five-string banjo, I used it as an example of the church, the body of...

My husband and I had a good life. We had both experienced previous turbulent marriages, and we thought we would have a happy future together. But after four years, he began...

The student dining hall has shelves full of fruit. Usually I grab a few apples on my way to my next class. But I find it difficult to choose the best...

I had been out of work for months, and expenses were mounting. When another phone call came from someone requesting a donation to his cause, I told him I was not...

“No more!” I cried to my father after yet another failed medical treatment. I no longer wanted to be disappointed by medical treatments that made me feel worse and professionals who...

In the days long before GPS, mariners would use a sextant — an instrument which uses the stars and the horizon as the basis for navigation. They would use the sextant...

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. The weather here in Southeast Texas is usually cool, and the respite from work and the daily routine is always appreciated. Many years ago,...

I have usually made a point to arrive early to worship so that I have time to listen for God’s message for me. But then my church began playing praise music...

Every spring I anticipated the white and lilac blossoms of my wisteria bursting from the branches. I was always surprised by their beauty. But for the last two years my plants...

When I was a teenager my father died, my university admission was unsuccessful, and I barely had enough food to eat. I was overwhelmed and struggled to pray. So I wrote...