Since I was a kid, I have been a worrier. It started with small worries about whom I was going to talk to at lunch or who would allow me to...

When I traveled for business, there was one small Midwest airport where a number of times I encountered a frustrating experience. After the doors were securely closed, and while preparing for...

In April 2020, I started cooking food every Wednesday for people in my community who were living on the streets. When I prepare stir-fry, the shallot, ginger, and spring onion fill...

A friend was visiting, and we read The Upper Room together. The passage that day was the parable of the unmerciful servant, and the prayer focus was “Someone I need to...

A few years ago, I studied acting. One of the classes taught techniques for breathing and movement. Just prior to the acting sessions, we would lie down on the floor and...

The story in Judges 20:18-48 used to confuse me. The Israelites asked God for counsel on whether to go to battle. God told them to fight. The Israelites listened, and they...

Every morning, I pull on my fluffy, blue robe to keep me warm as I make coffee and settle in for my morning prayers and Bible reading. After finishing my morning...

Wanting to get a birthday present for my mother, I walked a mile to the nearest mall and stopped at a department-store jewelry counter. Everything under the glass was either unappealing...

In today’s scripture, we read about Rebekah’s generosity and kindness to Abraham’s servant, who was a stranger to her. Her kindness eventually led her to marry Isaac. When I was younger,...

I was raised by my father and my paternal grandmother. My grandmother stepped in to help my father raise his three children after my mother left. I remember crying and wondering...