Most of us can remember “helping” our parents when we were children. For me, helping usually consisted of my holding a tool while my father worked nearby. Sometimes I’d get to...

Since childhood I have been a good student, an active participant in church activities, and part of a well-known family in my community. Being the best and succeeding in the eyes...

A kaleidoscope is a tube-shaped toy containing mirrors and colored pieces. A person looks into one end of the tube and turns it to view constantly changing patterns. I started collecting...

My sister always flips to the back of a new book to see how the story will end. Not me. I love entering into the world of the characters and joining...

My father was devoted to God. He taught me how to pray, to evangelize, and to have discipline. I am grateful for the ways God used my dad as a vessel...

Since I was a kid, I have been a worrier. It started with small worries about whom I was going to talk to at lunch or who would allow me to...

When I traveled for business, there was one small Midwest airport where a number of times I encountered a frustrating experience. After the doors were securely closed, and while preparing for...

In April 2020, I started cooking food every Wednesday for people in my community who were living on the streets. When I prepare stir-fry, the shallot, ginger, and spring onion fill...

A friend was visiting, and we read The Upper Room together. The passage that day was the parable of the unmerciful servant, and the prayer focus was “Someone I need to...

A few years ago, I studied acting. One of the classes taught techniques for breathing and movement. Just prior to the acting sessions, we would lie down on the floor and...