Traveling through a thick fog, I was listening to a devotional program based on the calling of Samuel. The speaker gave an invitation simply to pray Samuel’s prayer, “Speak [Lord], for...

I have recently enjoyed watching a show where a consultant helps people declutter and tidy up their homes. The consultant’s method is to have items in the home that only spark...

I remember sitting in church as a child and wondering if I would ever hear God’s voice. I couldn’t recall a time when I knew God was talking to me. As...

Earlier in my career as a speech-language pathologist, I received yearly contracts to work in a particular school district. One year, when July rolled around, I had no contract. Reluctantly, I...

Words are powerful. Some words are a balm to our soul, while other words cut like a sharp knife. In an environment where God’s Spirit does not abound, hurtful or destructive...

Many times I have stressed over things beyond my control. I began to ask myself, Why? Do I doubt God? Then my friend suggested that when I felt stressed and worried...

When my wife was hospitalized after a stroke, a church group gave her a blanket embroidered with her name and Mark 11:24. When I looked up the verse, it gave me...

One day my husband asked me if I had seen his notepad. I suggested that he check under the cushion of his favorite chair, where things often slide out of sight....

For most of my life, I have struggled with anxiety. I pile up stresses for myself, and I think of life like I’m running a race with a goal of winning...

While attending a book fair at my oldest grandson’s elementary school, I witnessed an act of kindness that warmed my heart. Andrew, my grandson, had earned money to spend at the...