While standing at the bus stop recently, I heard the melodious singing of an Australian magpie. Looking around, I spotted the bird perched on the roof of a nearby house. With...

For playground ball games in elementary school, I was always the last one chosen for a team. No one wanted me because I could never accurately hit or catch a ball....

When I found out my wife was pregnant, I was thrilled. Then we learned she was pregnant with twins, and I was worried we would not be able to meet all...

Elijah had humiliated King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Terrified for his life because of Jezebel’s vow to exact revenge, Elijah fled. In his exhaustion, he uttered a phrase my heart has...

I grew up in a small town in South India, in a neighborhood called Ananda Peta, which means “street of joy.” It truly was a place of joy for me and...

I retired from teaching after more than 30 years, leaving a profession I loved. I wondered how I would fill my days, which had once been busy with lesson planning, correcting...

When I first gave my life to Christ, I was heavily involved with church activities — I wanted to know more of God. Less than a year later, my church’s youth...

There was a major project at work. A co-worker I had never met was assigned to help me, but she was not there yet. The day went on, and I did...

On the first morning of our cruise, my wife and I were eating breakfast in the cafe. We overheard a conversation between a busboy and the people seated at a nearby...

One day I decided to change the background images on my desktop. While I explored the possibilities, I found a series of photographs, each featuring a path winding through woods, climbing...