It was an unseasonably warm late-winter afternoon, and I was working in the yard. I had planted three small white oak trees the previous year, but now they were bent over...

I headed to the front door after hearing an abrupt knock, hoping it hadn’t woken my toddler. I wasn’t happy about the prospect of telling yet another sales representative that I...

“Dear Lord,” I prayed, “I feel as though I have reached the bottom of despair.” I was on my way home from my son’s funeral. What right did the people on...

I once had an old bicycle with a broken pedal. I needed to go to a bike shop to find the right replacement. I knew there was a shop nearby, but...

I was four years old when Mom’s best friend invited us to Bible school. It was there that the Spirit of God touched my young heart. Since my parents didn’t attend...

In my country, it is common to see drivers constantly change lanes to get ahead of others, trying to reach their destination a bit quicker. Sometimes, though, after changing lanes it...

I enjoy taking early morning runs, and before I leave the house, I check the weather conditions from the nearby airport. One morning, the visibility at the airport was down to...

I had not cleaned out my closet in years, and it had become a time capsule of the various stages of my life. Here were the business suits I had worn...

First I heard a thud and then a cry. My three-year-old son had slipped on our wet balcony floor. When I checked on him, I saw a gaping wound beside his...

One of my former co-workers had frequent outbursts of anger in the workplace — throwing papers, muttering curse words, and lashing out at others. As recipients of such behavior, another co-worker...