The death of my two-year-old granddaughter followed by the death of my only child 23 months later left me in a wilderness of grief that had my soul searching for answers....

Only weeks after arriving in England to work, my wife and I set out to drive across London. Struggling to keep on the correct road, we suddenly found ourselves on a...

Looking around the table at the other Bible study participants, I wondered what had drawn each of them to this guided discussion of King David. Some were leaders like David. A...

On a recent visit to Atlanta, my daughter Tonya showed me the cards that she hands out to strangers as she travels. They say, “I Said a Prayer for You Today.”...

On Christian Education Sunday, my mind wandered while our pastor honored the adults who agreed to teach the children and youth in our church. I admit I wasn’t listening until the...

A few years ago, I was struggling with several problems. I didn’t know what to do and had no one to talk with. I decided to seek a quiet place so...

When I was young, I used to go with my grandmother to paint ceramics. She would let me pick out a piece to paint. After I finished painting, my grandmother would...

I was ready for bed when Keri, my two-year-old granddaughter, came bouncing in. She was returning from a day at the lake, where she had been visiting her paternal grandmother. She...

My mother had the gift of hospitality. Even when we had very little money, she would whip up a spaghetti dinner with lots of steaming pasta and flavorful sauce and just...

In today’s reading, we find a man suffering with a painful and (at the time) incurable disease. The effects of leprosy (now called Hansen’s disease) were severe and evident to all....