My youngest son stood half hidden beneath a natural arbor of overgrown bamboo.     Milk carton bucket in hand, his eyes focused on th...

My daughter sits in the top of the buggy, hands reaching out for whatever is in arm's reach, all while singing at the top of her ...

In the early 1900s, an American missionary named Raymond Bush went to South Africa to spread the gospel to the natives.  While there, he t...

It is hard to put ourselves out there, to unlock the armor surrounding our hearts and make ourselves vulnerable to another.  Marriage, f...

It is all too easy to put people on a pedestal, especially those we admire for one reason or another. Perhaps it's someone we work w...

After finishing my master’s degree, I was hired by my alma matter to teach for the fall semester. But as Christmas approached, I dis...

This week, my children have been memorizing Jeremiah 29:11: " ' For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord , ...