In our small, rural county food pantries are sprouting up in many towns, supported by local churches. One church set an example of meeting the needs of children who qualify for...

I once stood in the middle of the Mississippi River. I was on vacation north of Itasca, Minnesota, and I stood on a log that spanned the few feet from bank...

Whenever I feel that I’m not educated enough, experienced enough, or generally not worthy or good enough, I think about the verse quoted above. The beginning of the book of Matthew...

On the evening of August 28, 2015, my life as I knew it was forever changed. I watched in panic as Steve, my husband of almost 44 years, took his final...

Simon Peter had spent the entire night fishing with no results when Jesus approached him and told him to get back into his boat and put his nets out in deep...

Since I have no car or motorcycle, I often walk 30 minutes to church. One day, one of my friends said, “The distance is so far; don’t you get tired?” With...

My co-worker John spends most Saturdays with his grandson, Carson. They wear matching red shirts for their fun adventures and work days together. The relationship is filled with love, trust, caring,...

When my wife and I were in England a few years ago, we noticed that nearly every house had a name posted on the outside. We had rented a 15th-century house...

When I was young, I wanted to be a pop star because I wanted fame and money. For as long as I could remember, my mother and I had been surviving...

When I arrived at the grocery store to pick up the pizza for our fundraiser, I was already running late. I had just finished officiating a wedding 40 miles away and...