A bee entered the passenger-side window of my car and headed straight for the clear windshield, searching for escape. For several minutes it bumped against the glass. When the bee approached...

Anxious to get home after a long day at work, I rushed through the grocery store and did not notice that the cashier had accidentally given me extra change. As I...

A violent hailstorm ripped through many parts of my city. Our church windows were not spared when the golf-ball sized hailstones punched through them. On Sunday morning, as I sat in...

I used to think wrong turns in my life choices were irreversible. Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to change my initial decisions. I thought that God dealt with us the same...

While working at a large chain store as a vendor, I soon noticed something about one of the customers. He was in the store several times a day, walking around talking...

I anticipated a hectic day at work, juggling meetings and projects with deadlines. Even lunchtime was set aside for a working meeting. I decided to jot down a plan listing what...

Every year I had searched beneath prickly briars of my raspberry bushes for ripe berries with no success, and then I read an article about how to increase my yield. The...

During my career, I invested in a retirement savings plan. I set aside some of our finances for long-term growth so that my wife and I would have enough money to...

While I was driving out of a mall parking lot, a frantic young woman rapped on my car window. She pleaded, “Could you help me? I recently moved here and came...

I never really understood this verse until a few years ago when I was faced with the death of my oldest child. I went through myriad emotions and wondered if they...