For many years I thought my quiet time with God required at least an hour. And for years I did my very best to make that hour of quiet time happen...

Growing up in a Christian family, I attended church regularly; I knew about the Bible, salvation, and Christian teachings. Still, I felt that I didn’t know God; I just understood the...

For a couple of years now, our seven-year-old grandson has come to spend a week of his summer vacation with us. We are excited when he comes to visit because we...

My brother died on a June afternoon. That evening as a major storm rolled in, I felt drawn outside. Wind whipped at my tear-streaked cheeks and blew my hair in every...

The globe in my office shows continents, countries, and names of cities around the world. Each day, I spin the globe gently. After a moment or two, I place my finger...

Growing up in the southwestern United States, we knew that we would have to deal with severe weather from time to time. It could be in the form of drought or...

Many years ago, I assisted a local church with a children’s musical that told the story of the feeding of the five thousand. We used some stage tricks to make this...

Watching the eight o’clock television program one morning made me realize that the clock in our house had stopped. I shook and tapped the clock several times in an attempt to...

I was married to an alcoholic who was abusive. Many days I dreaded what might happen when I arrived home from work. During the hardest nights, I would lie awake worrying...

When I was in the eighth grade at school, I took scripture lessons on a weekly basis. The lessons were about stories from the Holy Bible. My scripture teacher asked us...