Years ago my wife and I received an ornamental wrought-iron and wooden bench as a gift. We placed it outside in a spot that was good for people-watching or personal reflection....

As I was walking through my neighborhood, I noticed a neglected garden with lots of weeds and dry soil. Then I spotted a beautiful blue hyacinth. It reminded me of the...

I volunteer with an organization that provides meals to people in need. One day when I delivered a meal to Tom, I noticed a repairman approaching the home next door. I...

At the beginning of Advent, I brought my nativity set out of the attic to put on display and was sad to find that many of the figures were broken. The...

When I worked for the Gujarat Tract and Book Society, I was responsible for the distribution, promotion, and sales of literature. I once visited a church in South Gujarat to preach...

There’s an old spiritual that begins: “I don’t feel no ways tired.” The song goes on to say that even though the road is not easy, God has been with us...

In several countries around the world, including my home country of Brazil, people celebrate a day of thanksgiving. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day brings together family members, friends, and neighbors....

I wear a fitness tracker on my wrist that logs the steps I take each day. Some days — like the time my family and I walked more than thirty thousand...

In the mid-1950s, I was a teenager working with some men loading turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. We worked hard putting the turkeys in crates and loading them on trucks,...

During my training as a teacher, I had to implement a reward program in a classroom. Students earned tokens for good behavior and excellent work. These were traded on selected days...