As a young cadet at West Point, I struggled with land navigation — using a map and compass to move from one position to another. To make the drills even more...

My late grandmother endured a difficult life. She married a man who never truly learned how to love. Yet she devoted her life to supporting her family and lived solely for...

A year ago I experienced a debilitating stroke that sent me to the hospital for 16 days. This past year has been challenging, but I was fortunate not to lose the...

One day when I was six years old, my mom said she had something to tell me. Wringing her hands, she said, “Delsie, I want you to know that God, Jesus,...

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...