During a recent battle with depression, I found myself devoid of all desire for God. For a few months, I lived in a seemingly impenetrable fog. Morning devotions were a struggle,...

This year my husband and I decided to turn our little-used back deck into a container garden. It is working beautifully. I am overjoyed by the brilliant colors of the flowers,...

As I write, many of us around the world are “locked down” because of a pandemic. Many churches have canceled worship services, Bible studies, Sunday school classes, committee meetings, and mission...

As a bright-eyed new Christian, I believed that everything in my life would suddenly be perfect and every problem would be resolved supernaturally. No one ever spoke about the process of...

Most of my adult life has been spent in children’s ministry. I first began as a volunteer in my church, then took a full-time position. I found no greater joy than...

In high school I outweighed my older brother Vincent by more than 35 pounds, worked out more often, and could lift significantly more weight. I considered all of this to be...

I had taken on too much and found myself physically and emotionally drained. Thoughts of all that I had committed to overwhelmed me. I flopped down on the couch and cried...

After years of walking the heart-wrenching path of dementia, our beloved mother passed away in her sleep. My brothers and I gathered in her room to weep, remember, and pray. As...

I was at the beach admiring God’s beautiful creation. Wading into the water, I was being tossed around by rough ocean waves. I kept falling down and going under. It was...

Years ago, our family embarked on a road trip through Africa. We traveled in a vehicle that was equipped for the rough, rural terrain, and we were well prepared with tools,...