Sometimes students in the gym class I teach have a 
difficult day, and it shows in their behavior. So we walk to the hallway together and talk about beginning the day...

One of our church members invited us to her farm to experience agriculture. We got up early one day to go to her farm to plant taros, a type of root...

“Betty, you are my favorite patient!” the young doctor greeted my 90-year-old mother when my sister and I accompanied her to a regular checkup. Mom has been dealing with dementia for...

At God’s call, Abraham and Sarah (then Abram and Sarai) left Ur, the city of their family. God had promised to make of Abraham a great nation, through which all the...

At the end of a dry winter, we finally received about an inch and a half of rain. It was amazing how much fresher the garden looked. Everything was greener and...

In today’s reading, I expect Isaiah to put the verbs in the order of walk, run, soar — to end his poem on a high point. However, Isaiah starts with soaring...

When I was a child, my father was adamant about regular family Bible study and prayer time. I just wanted to play outside, watch television, or read mystery novels. One morning,...

One hot and humid summer, we were away from home on a two-week trip. Before leaving, I had watered the potted plants, including two 
geraniums that were full 
of brilliant red...

One night I suddenly woke up at midnight and spent two hours trying to get back to sleep. Unresolved problems and burdens from the previous days were preventing me from peaceful...

Because I was unable to find work or housing after my college graduation, my life was uncertain. Then I re-read Matthew’s account of Jesus’ struggle in the wilderness and my perspective...