A sign in front of a church caught my eye one day. It said, “Don’t stumble on something behind you.” Stumble on something behind me? We usually stumble on things in...

I am from a region known for abundant pine forests that stretch for miles. But the forests did not grow overnight. The daily growth of a tree seems indiscernible, but day...

Watching TV and spending time on social media were starting to have a negative effect on me. Everywhere I looked, I seemed to find bad news — people infected by a...

Running has always been part of my life. Even now that I am a senior citizen, God still blesses me with the ability to run three to four times a week...

Sunrise walks are an important spiritual and physical exercise for me. Sometimes I wake before dawn with the sense that the Creator has something to show me. And I’m never disappointed...

One day a woman in our senior living community hurried down to my office. As the assistant manager, I listened as she told me about the sudden spray of water coming...

I have never forgotten an experience from first grade. It happened on a Monday. Just the day before I had attended junior church, a special class for children a bit too...

I love listening to our church choir as their voices lead us in praise from the chancel. For me, they are also a visible reminder of what praying as a community...

Several years ago, my wife and I were trying to have a second child. When she experienced three miscarriages in three years, we did not understand. We were disappointed and confused....

As a child, I developed a fascination with rocks. I would wander the desert areas around my home picking up rocks of all shapes and sizes. My rock collections would line...