I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever....

Last summer, I had an opportunity for renewal for three weeks away from mission. My time of retreat and renewal...

I was having a particularly rough month and was feeling lost. I had recently shared about my broken family history...

“If you really wanted to confess something, why not just talk to an empty chair and pretend Jesus is in...

By the time I thought of her, my pillow was soaked. The darkness disguised my tears but I worried my...

Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to...

I was caught off guard by the surge of my heart when the prospect of returning to the classroom emerged....

I gave her one last hug before she walked into the next chapter of her life. As I drove away,...

As I sat in the back of the empty desert chapel, I remembered I was not alone, but with Jesus....

My family was invited to a celebration with some extended family members I had not seen in many years. I...

I tend to keep a constant running checklist and I like to accomplish those tasks ASAP. Sweeping the floor (again),...

And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled...

Growing up with five siblings, I always envisioned raising a large family of my own. I pictured myself like my...

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet,...

When my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia in second grade, she was already fighting an uphill battle with reading. The...

I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved...

I love to read: Scripture, spiritual reading, lives of the Saints, novels, and my new favorite, narrative nonfiction. Growing up,...