One very hot day, my lawn mower was not cooperating, so I went into the house to rest. My two young daughters were visiting grandparents, and I was lonely and grieving...

I enjoy the art on the covers of The Upper Room but sometimes do not fully understand the intention of the artist. So I appreciate that on the second page of...

I recently met a young woman who shared with me what God had done in her life and how she was determined to remain committed in her relationship with God. It...

As I was reading my Upper Room devotion one day, I ran across today’s quoted verse. Next to it in my Bible, I had written: “won’t remove the burden but ‘He...

The time had come for corn bread baking in my 4-H club. Yet after weeks of preparation, I still didn’t know if my muffins would come out of the oven competition-ready....

I was a senior in high school, and it was my turn to preach at one of our worship services. I was grateful and eager for the opportunity to proclaim God’s...

After Jacob wrestled with a stranger, this stranger gave him a new name. The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God...

During the Sunday morning worship time at my last youth retreat, I asked three people from the audience to stand in the front. I then asked them to arrange themselves from...

Being the last born in my family, I had no siblings to carry or play with. In search of something to care for and to befriend, I picked out a little...

It happened again! I simply could not remember the name of a friend — someone I had known for ages. Her name had totally slipped my mind. When it finally came...