I thought I lost my passport a few days before our flight to London. Panic squeezed my heart dry. I revisited every room, closet, and...

In the backyard where we lived in St. Louis, the previous owner had put in a raised garden. I decided I could plant some vegetables and...

No one was prepared for what Jesus did when he walked into the Temple and turned over the business tables. What was it that disturbed him...

Fire is merciless. When fire burns paper, wood, refuse; nothing is left but ashes. A gray, powder or fragile flake is all we see from...

Jesus called out the people who thought that they were close to God because they were descendants of Abraham. He said, Is that where our...

What do we need to thrive? Food and oxygen for sure. Relationships and meaningful involvement are high on the list. We give a lot of...

Spiritual growth isn’t automatic. Nor can growth become a task on list to check off. Instead, growth is 25% determination but 75%...

How many times have I tried to make my plans only to have them explode before my eyes. Nobody was caught in the shrapnel but me. I bear...

I was 7 or 8 when I tried to change my name. I thought I had that authority. After all, it was my name, wasn’t it? My given name,...

God has a sense of humor. Anyone who creates a long-necked giraffe, who stripes a horse and instills the sage grouse with the most...

I started my day as usual with a cup of coffee and devotional reading. I went to my desk to begin my writing day. Then everything went...