I was about to undergo a biopsy of the lump in my breast. After the nurse prepared me for the procedure, she left to get the doctor. Alone in the room,...

Moses is one of the most important figures in history. However, he spent most of his life in anonymity. After living the early part of his life among the Egyptian aristocracy,...

John Newton was born in London, England, in 1725 to a Protestant mother and a father who was a ship captain. His mother died when he was almost seven years old,...

When our grandson was in high school, he got into some trouble and was sent to a group home for teens. We earnestly desired to help him in any way we...

I had registered for a professional examination that would be held outside of my town. I would need to travel, and the transportation fare was due one week before the examination...

One morning after church, my pastor and I were discussing some church business when I noticed that my four-year-old granddaughter was not with me. As I looked around, I noticed her...

In 2009, my grandmother died of tuberculosis. I felt numb and weak with grief, but I couldn’t cry until the burial day. I felt heavy watching the pallbearers lower her casket...

“Ring!” goes the alarm. It is a sound most of us do not like much because it marks the time to leave a soft, warm bed to get up and start...

When my daughters were younger, they shared a bedroom. Most days, they viewed it as some sort of horrible punishment, and one day they’d had all they could take. When I...

One morning I caught a ride before sunrise. As I rode in the back of the pickup truck, I could see hundreds of stars in the black sky, including familiar constellations....