Miss Mildred, my former Sunday school teacher, has always held a special place in my heart. I have never forgotten her lessons or her powerful example of Christian faith. Recently, 25...

Early one Monday morning I stumbled through my morning routine and walked to work with coffee in hand. I began the workday listening to a new song I had heard at...

As I waited for the worship service to begin one Sunday morning, I unzipped the cover of my Bible. Inside, I found several funeral cards with photos of people I had...

I love driving. And as I drive, I love listening to music and admiring the view of God’s creation. Some months ago, I was driving to a familiar town to see...

While on an extended vacation, I made a point to visit an old Navy buddy I hadn’t seen in years. I was surprised to find that we connected just like we...

Jesus commanded all who would follow him to “love your neighbor as yourself,” but for most of my life I ignored the last two words of the commandment. I did not...

My father’s family has many beautiful heirlooms; some date back to the 1700s. Family history and lineage were always respected and cherished by both of my dad’s parents, and they passed...

For many years I carried a secret fear that people would find out that my family and I had once been homeless. The rejection I had felt when I was homeless...

A few years ago fallen power lines sparked a wildfire that devastated more than 5,000 acres of pristine bushveld (savanna). The fire made the veld look like a lunar landscape. A...

In the 1940s, Floyd Smith ordered a small packet of bamboo shoots in the mail and planted them on his property in Prattville, Alabama. Today, his land is preserved as a...