Before I set out on the path to ministry, church members on a discernment board had to answer questions about me regarding my faith. Among the questions was this one: Does...

My dear high-school friend was bright, tenderhearted, and thoughtful; but she was not happy. One morning she did not come to school. I learned later that she had taken her own...

I can identify with Elisha’s servant who stumbled out of bed to discover an army aligned against him. Like the servant, I have sometimes found myself surrounded by threatening circumstances —...

As my son, André, and I waited at the doctor’s office, an elderly woman and her son came in and sat by us. Her son appeared to be around 50 years...

Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee when he saw Simon and Andrew fishing. A little farther down the lakeshore Jesus came upon James and his brother John. He called...

Early one autumn morning, I looked out the window to see the house across the street backlit by the most amazing sunrise. The sky was a deep orange and soft peach....

A black, spidery form appeared in my line of vision. I jumped as I swiped at it, but the black glob hovered. I splashed water in my eye and rubbed it,...

I was working at a construction site on a riverfront in Ahmedabad. My “office” was made of sheets of metal from the work site. Nearby a pool of water had formed...

An investment that would have provided me with a comfortable income did not work out. Consequently, I took a job that gave me a good income but also came with some...

Several years ago I volunteered as a wildlife caretaker at a nature and science museum. My responsibilities included feeding and administering medication to the resident wildlife and cleaning their outdoor habitats....