During a period of time in my life I felt everything was going wrong. I became depressed and felt hopeless. God and God’s love for me seemed far away. I felt...

For a couple of years, I co-taught a preschool class while the parents were participating in a Bible study. Each week, a dozen or more three-year-olds gathered in our classroom for...

Ten years ago I came home from work one evening to find my home empty of all my possessions. My wife had left me, and I felt empty. I began to...

One of my earliest memories is going to a diner one day for lunch with my parents. We sat at a table, and the waitress handed us menus. To 
my surprise,...

In 2006, a man I worked with tried to have me killed for refusing to be his follower. On November 26, 2006, he sent four young people to murder me at...

When we look at the first Easter, we see that everyone 
except Jesus had expectations that were not fulfilled. Peter expected to remain loyal 
to Jesus. King Herod 
expected Jesus to...

I used to work at a local mission. Some of my most vivid memories of that place are of the distinct smells I encountered there. Before guests arrived, the aroma of...

One Sunday morning I noticed many solemn faces in my congregation. I knew these people well, and many concerns weighed on their hearts. As I invited the children to come forward...

Each time I hear the song, “Somebody Prayed for Me,”* I remember a special woman, a servant of God, who prayed for me during a time when I was rebelling against...

For my birthday one year, my daughter, Veronica, gave me a deluxe collection of gospel music. The collection contains nearly everything — classic hymns, artists that my parents grew up listening...