As I sat in the waiting area of the emergency room, my thoughts were fixed on my asthma-related breathing issues. I had not planned to spend time at the hospital that...

During my senior year of high school, I coordinated the worship bands for our junior-high, high-school, and homeless ministries. I gave guitar lessons to children and played bass for another church...

As my husband and I drove through the forest to our campsite, I studied the trees along the road. One had some dead branches, another a broken top; still others had...

During my afternoon walks, I enjoy listening to the birds sing, watching the trees sway, and hearing the buzz of activity. However, on this afternoon, the rain poured and my eyes...

We opened a learning center for children in a mountain village. One day, a group of people came to our house, wanting to close the center. One of our children ran...

My good friend Fred has taught me a lot about serving the Lord. Fred started his career as a high school teacher but was troubled by seeing hurting students making poor...

“You’re a good man, Bert.” My husband looked at me in surprise. After the morning we’d had, he didn’t expect to hear these words — at least not until he’d spent...

As I was walking with my mother this morning, we noticed lilies growing among the overgrown grass and weeds in a lot that has sat abandoned since Hurricane Katrina in 2005....

After breakfast, my husband, daughter, and I hurried to the observation car of the train eager to see the way ahead. The side and back windows were all clear, allowing us...

More than 30 years ago, I was working at a faith-based human-services agency. On a dangerously cold night, we kept our building open so that three men could come in off...