I was feeling lost and alone, struggling with my faith and feeling unsure of my purpose. I had been going through a time of distress, dealing with financial complications and strained...

As a hospital administrator, I often pray with patients to offer them comfort and peace. Recently, I encountered an elderly man who is a very familiar face in our community. He...

“You’ll never guess what I’ve found,” my husband said. “These are local newspapers from when I was young.” He had been helping his mother clear out her house for renovating. The...

I am a teacher and a sports coach, and my wife had our first child a few days before the start of the school year. Taking care of a newborn —...

I started journaling 23 years ago on my fiftieth birthday. Each year, I fill a journal with my thoughts and feelings about daily life. It helps me de-stress and keep track...

It’s been over 50 years, but I still remember my sixth-grade Sunday school class like it was yesterday. That’s because it changed how I experienced church and how I prayed. After...

We have dense scrub at the edges of our property, and feral cats pose a danger to the many native animals and birds that reside here. So we set out humane...

I love to walk the beach and look for seashells. Sometimes the shells I spot in the sand are only fragments, and I usually toss the broken pieces back into the...

In 2017, after completing my internship, my life took an unfortunate turn: I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Because it would be a lifelong condition, I kept asking God, “Why?”...

Recently, my son and I were driving in the Scottish Highlands. The shift to driving on the left really tested my reflexes. Miles and miles of single lane roads with sometimes...