I like to be busy. If a friend is looking for a tennis or running buddy, I usually say yes. I raise my hand when my church needs volunteers. I try...

When reading the familiar story of Jesus feeding the five thousand, we may be in such a hurry to take notice of Jesus’ miracle that we miss an important detail: Jesus...

A few years ago, a technician instructed me to lie on my back for a scan to evaluate my bone density. When I did, I felt as if my back were...

When I was just out of college, my first job was working at a psychiatric hospital as a healthcare technician, helping children and adolescents. In school, I had taken an interests...

I live in the far north, and as winter sets in, the nights become long and all of creation seems to lie dormant. People often feel downcast. You read it in...

While my husband and I were traveling for our anniversary, we attended a bluegrass jam of about 30 musicians. As the evening began, it was explained that each musician would get...

This morning I watched in amusement as our bulldog, Archie, puzzled over a toy that had rolled under a footstool. He peered beneath the footstool and pawed repeatedly at the red...

In my last year of university studies, my parents were not able to afford my tuition. I felt God had let me down, especially because I was committed to ministry. During...

Last week our church observed Communion. Because of health issues, I was unable to go forward to receive the sacrament. One of the ushers noticed my problem and asked if I...

Doña Bertitha had already lost several children. Now she looked at her tiny infant daughter — born at six months gestation, anemic, suffering from a heart condition, and having already received...