Newborn elephants are susceptible to attacks from predators like lions and hyenas. As a mother elephant gives birth, the herd gathers to protect her and the newborn. My daughter’s family is...

Years ago, a church-planting friend advised me that the key to growing a successful church is to remain focused on Jesus’ command to love God and one another and his instruction...

Today’s reading is from a psalm of David, the king of Israel. It reflects his thoughts after he has realized the gravity and implications of conspiracy against Uriah the Hittite and...

While brushing my teeth one morning, instead of pondering what I needed to accomplish that day I began mentally reciting a scripture I had memorized. God used that moment to show...

My wife showed me an obituary that a friend had sent to her. It was shockingly brief; it simply gave the man’s name, where he lived, and then: “He died.” Two...

For years, I struggled to reconcile my ambitions and notions of success with God’s timing and plan for my life. As a musician and songwriter, comparing myself to others in my...

When I was hiking in the woods one early spring day, the sky was overcast. The scenery was full of bleak, leafless trees. As I climbed a hill, a gust of...

Jesus comforted his disciples after their last supper together, telling them how he must leave for a while and assuring them they would not be alone. After my husband’s suicide, I...

Unfortunately, the week before Easter I had a disagreement with a parishioner, whom I’ll call Steve. When he showed up to worship the next week, I found myself standing in the...

I became a Christian in my senior year of high school, and my Christian youth leader encouraged me to share my faith with the student body. I was scared, but I...