I glanced at my five-year-old daughter just as she touched the tip of a hot glue gun. She silently yanked her finger back, hid her hand in her lap, and bent...

My good friend’s health is declining. He has experienced two episodes of heart failure, and another occurrence could end his life. He is a member of a church where I once...

When I learned I was pregnant, my husband and I were scared. I’d had previous pregnancies end in miscarriage, and just before this I’d had an ectopic pregnancy. Given my history,...

My husband and I have been working on a jigsaw puzzle. At first it was fun, but the enjoyment wore off when we got to a part of the puzzle where...

One day when I was in line at the grocery store, a woman was looking to see how much money she had. Sadness grew on her face as she saw she...

My job requires me to interact with many people, and that demands a lot of patience. I constantly have to keep in mind that the Lord has called me for this...

I write Christian mystery novels. As soon as I finish a chapter, I edit it. I used to think I only needed to edit my chapters once. I also used to...

Throughout her life my mother prayed diligently. At the top of her prayer list was her family — my father, my sister, and me. When she died, what grieved me most...

When things go wrong, it can feel as if a heavy weight has fallen on our shoulders; in desperation to fix the problem we turn to others for help. When we...

Reading through the Bible recently, I came across 1 Kings 11 and the account of Solomon’s involvement with foreign women who turned his heart to other gods. As I read about...