As a child I was fascinated by maps. The world then seemed so big. Recently a charitable organization sent me a map of the world, and I was struck by how...

I was offered a new job with more responsibility and a substantial increase in salary. The job description was lengthy and intimidating. I began to feel anxious. It seemed to be...

I was scared when we walked into the emergency room at 4 am. My husband, Jose, had tingling and numbness down his left side and a slight limp, symptoms of a...

A number of years ago I went for a walk in the woods with Bob, a friend from church who was a professor of forestry. As we were enjoying the natural...

I recently read a newspaper article about sociable weaver birds that live in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. They build nests large enough to house hundreds of birds on trees and...

Reading The Upper Room has become one of my early-
morning rituals. Before I do anything else, I read a daily 
devotional from the e-mail that was sent to me in the...

I’ve always found jogging to be a good way to spend time with God. I have continued this practice during my Peace Corps service here in West Africa. Because I am...

You would expect the Son of God to begin his ministry with a spectacular miracle: raising someone from the dead, multiplying loaves and fishes, or at least walking on the sea....

A hymn titled “The Old Rugged Cross” has this line in its chorus: “I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down.” It is about the...

The red light at the intersection seemed to take forever. I sat in my car, fuming impatiently, tapping my fingers on the steering wheel. I had a long list of errands....