There have been times in my life when I have so disobeyed God and Christ’s teachings that I thought I was beyond help and love. It weighed heavily on my mind...

My world shattered when I read an anonymous letter exposing my husband’s affair. Afterward, we lived apart for a time, and I began attending a church in my new location. The...

The other day, I failed my first driving test. I had gone to the testing center fully prepared. Two of my friends had taught me how to drive, and I had...

In 2014, my son was in the hospital for an extended period. It was wintertime, and the coldness and dreariness of the season seemed magnified by our circumstance and surroundings. But...

While gardening one day, I found a plant that seemed to have died. I was about to dig it out when I noticed its one tiny green shoot. Perhaps I should...

When I was baptized at age 38, I thought I would change immediately for the better as a result of my choice to become a Christian: I would always be patient...

The day after my father died, I took my 86-year-old mother to buy groceries. The store was very crowded with people in a hurry. On our way to the checkout counter,...

Recently I had the opportunity to explore Yellowstone National Park with a small group of educators. One evening, as we walked single-file through dense woods, one of the guides signaled for...

Curious, four-year-old Sarah peeped around the open door of the vestry where some of us sat chatting, waiting for the pre-church prayer meeting to begin. Suddenly her face lit up with...

After my wife of 60 years died in October 2016, I began reading several books about how to handle grief. One story from a medical center indicated that shedding tears is...