When my son began to have severe back pain seven years ago, nothing helped. After dealing with the pain for several years, he confided in me that the pain was becoming...

My husband grew up working in his family garden and still enjoys growing his own vegetables. One year, we had an abundance of heavy rain. Roads closed, bridges were washed out,...

In 2014 my family and I migrated from Pakistan to Canada. Although we had many comforts and blessings in Pakistan, some domestic situations led us to make the tough decision to...

“I’m sorry; there was nothing we could do,” the ER doctor said to the bereaved family. “I’ll leave you with the chaplain now.” The elderly woman and her son huddled together,...

When I moved from the city back to my small hometown and to the little church where I had grown up, I assumed that the church was too small to be...

The atmosphere in my office was tense. My boss had scolded me, and I was hurt. Later, when I was alone, temptation overcame me as I brooded over his allegations, some...

The storm came out of nowhere. The water had been calm when they boarded the boat, but now the boat was rocking violently against the waves. They were terrified and quickly...

At the age of 40 I had a freak sporting accident that caused a near fatal stroke. It led to extensive damage to my health that would haunt me for many...

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...