Arriving home, I slung my briefcase at the sofa. My superintendent had just informed me that he was about to cut my position. The school board would meet in one week...

I am an assistant director of a summer camp in Wisconsin, where my daughter Emily taught sailing for a couple of years. One day I went to the lake to watch...

On my way to work, I sometimes saw a homeless man sitting in a wheelchair on the corner, but I always passed him by. Maybe I would say, “Good morning,” but...

On a family vacation to New York City, I went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, thinking it would be a quiet place to pray and reflect during a break from our hectic...

I recently suffered a cough, sore throat, and flu. I tried to accomplish my tasks as usual, but every time I tried, I felt dizzy. I prayed and asked God to...

Before I set out on the path to ministry, church members on a discernment board had to answer questions about me regarding my faith. Among the questions was this one: Does...

My dear high-school friend was bright, tenderhearted, and thoughtful; but she was not happy. One morning she did not come to school. I learned later that she had taken her own...

I can identify with Elisha’s servant who stumbled out of bed to discover an army aligned against him. Like the servant, I have sometimes found myself surrounded by threatening circumstances —...

As my son, André, and I waited at the doctor’s office, an elderly woman and her son came in and sat by us. Her son appeared to be around 50 years...

Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee when he saw Simon and Andrew fishing. A little farther down the lakeshore Jesus came upon James and his brother John. He called...