On a recent stay at my sister-in-law’s house in Nebraska, I noticed a baby robin that had fallen into a basement window well. The well was too deep for the bird...

One New Year’s Eve when I was a young adult, I went to bed sobbing as I reflected on all that had gone wrong over the past year. I desperately prayed...

None of us is perfect. I have tried to be a better person and to establish a better relationship with God by making a personal commitment to spending time alone, studying...

Several months each year, our community becomes home to a pair of bald eagles who return to a sturdy group of tall pine trees located directly across from our church. They...

In today’s reading, Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all our heart, all our soul, and all our mind. Throughout my Christian walk, I learned...

It had rained throughout the night, and the morning felt gloomy and miserable to me. Dirt roads, black with mud, sloshed as I walked to work. My spirit was low. Then...

As I walked into the 800-year-old cathedral in Ireland, the stained glass windows took my breath away. Everywhere I looked were stunning depictions of the life of Jesus. One window, near...

As I walked down a hall in our church, I heard cheerful voices from a nearby room. Looking in, I saw the women of our church’s prayer-quilt ministry gathered around tables...

One day, my colleague brought her four-year-old son, Jorge, to the office for a visit. After chatting with us for a bit, he was ready to leave. His mother was holding...

I had called the help line to fix a computer problem and was placed on hold. The music began to play while I was waiting. Not being a person who wastes...