It’s spring, and flowers are in full bloom. Yesterday as I took a walk, I noticed a neglected flower garden. The flowers were hardly visible for the weeds. I wondered why...

Though I’m no longer a child, I still like plush toys. I have several of them from over the years — almost all of them given to me for one reason...

I was sitting in the cramped seat of a minibus as we swayed along the road to the university teaching hospital where I studied. My heart was heavy with sheer disappointment....

Have you ever pondered: Where is my refuge? Or maybe, what is my refuge? Or even, who is my refuge? Sometimes a refuge is a place. When a devastating ice storm...

In college, I served as a volunteer counselor a few weeks each summer at a Christian camp. One of my favorite camp activities involved one of my favorite foods: ice cream....

Two months ago I caught COVID-19, and I am still dealing with lingering symptoms. Yesterday I could only get a deep breath every few minutes, and my chest hurt from the...

I opened the kitchen cupboard, and a pantry moth flew out. I must have bought something contaminated with moth eggs, and the infestation had spread unnoticed until now. I cleaned everything...

Like a lot of people, I tend to worry about credit card debt. It seems like no matter where I try to cut back on spending, the debt just keeps growing....

“Think not what you can do for God but what God can do in you.” I will never forget these words so wisely advised by a retiring ministry leader at a...

The people of Jericho probably felt safe and confident in their fortified city. What threat was there to fear from nomads who had been wandering around in the wilderness for 40...