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...

Not long after we got married, my wife and I went to a sandwich shop. We were about to eat when a man in ragged clothes gazed at us and asked...

Growing old is for the birds, they say, and I would most wholeheartedly agree! But I sure wouldn’t trade the wisdom that has come with age for my younger years. So...