I recently participated in a workshop on listening to God. During the session, we were led in an exercise where we were invited to imagine ourselves as part of the feeding...

The alarm of a nearby water system woke me up. After several minutes, I heard a mockingbird copying the beeping sound. I smiled at the bird who was copying not another...

When I was five or six years old, my granddaddy said, “I’m going to teach you a big little prayer and this is it: ‘Help me, Lord.’” I remember asking to...

I was raised in a Christian family in Ukraine. Unfortunately my family and other Christians suffered under Soviet rule. As Christian children, we were persecuted in school. We studied hard but...

When I became a homeowner, I found mowing the lawn stressful. Getting my mower started was a feat in itself, not to mention the hour and a half it took to...

My doctor suggested that I lose weight, and he gave me a new diet plan which I began to follow. However, despite my efforts I was losing very little weight. At...

My husband and I have been married for more than 55 years. For the last nine years I have been my husband’s full-time caregiver. He depends on me for his every...

When I was eight years old, I told God that I wanted to be a missionary. I thought this type of service was the only way to show God my full...

“I can’t hear you! Speak louder!” These requests, directed to my wife, were becoming more frequent. Eventually, I had to admit that I was hard of hearing. Hearing aids have helped,...

I remember the first time I heard my dad read the story of Lot’s wife. As a child, I didn’t understand why Lot’s wife looked back. I wanted to yell, “Don’t...