I love to sit on my back porch and look out over the lake. When the sun is shining, the lake sparkles and dances in the light. But on that Easter...

I have been in prison for more than 19 years, and sometimes I think that nobody understands the brokenness and loneliness I experience. In those times, I remind myself what Jesus...

It’s morning and the school is quiet, but some students are walking in a procession to their classrooms. I walk with unsteady steps to mine. Some boys mock me. They imitate...

I recently received what I call a gift of life. I do not yet know where it came from, and I may never know; but it has freed me from many...

I was at my best friend’s home feeling anxious and fed up because I had been facing a crisis related to my job. My friend was at work, but her children...

On the day my class graduated from high school, I broke down in tears. Between sobs, I wished I could walk across the stage with my friends as they embarked on...

“I know you! I remember when you were my fifth-grade teacher!” The young woman smiled. “What do you remember?” I asked. “The time we made lunch for our parents. We figured...

Recently, our children, Sophie and Aidan, had the opportunity to experience tubing. This involves riding on an inflated tube pulled by a long rope attached to the back of a speedboat....

God had promised to give the Israelites meat which they would eat for a whole month even though they were deep in the wilderness. Wondering how God would pull this off,...

The stretch of river near our home rarely freezes, even in the coldest weather. The running water attracts large numbers of migratory waterfowl during the cold season. Each day, my wife...