Purposeful Prayer & More

Wendy was in disbelief. That very morning, Janel left to go to her best friend's house. The friend was leaving for a mission trip, and Janel wanted to spend some time with her before her departure. Suddenly, the friend's brother came home and...

Now we know that chlorophyll is not only important for plants, but also for...

Facing into the wind, fingers numbed from the cold, back and arms aching from the struggle, we inched our way across the lake! What in the world had we gotten into? Why were we even here, the two of us, father and son, fighting our way across this vast lake into the face of the north wind that was...

Do you want to be blessed? Quickly discover how much is packed into...

Some years ago a Boeing 707 took off from the Tokyo airport headed for London. It had a great take off. There was a clear, sunny sky. Soon the passengers could see the famous Mount Fuji in Japan. All of a sudden the pilot...

My husband had left Uganda in search of greener pastures in South Africa. Having failed to get a placement in South Africa, he was advised to...

Many people say that God does not exist. But something we Christians do not understand sometimes is that people who pronounce these statements are often those who have only lived 20, 30, 40, or 50 years, and yet, they try to judge the existence of a Divine Being who has existed through...

In the early morning of January 2021, we received the most precious welcome to parenthood: a six-lb. 11-oz. baby girl. Since then, I've learned to appreciate God's love and

But interestingly enough, the Bible has much to say about sleep and our need to...

Joseph Malish is a church elder, a trainer, and one of a million refugees from South Sudan living in Uganda. He has another name, too: “Malish Leben.” His new name means milk, and in a country with one of the world’s worst refugee crises, it represents...

Getting a job as a teacher on Long Island can be very difficult. Nepotism is rampant. If you are not well connected, there is almost zero chance of you landing a job. I believe that God placed Michelle in her new role as a principal that year because...

I was gathering my papers and briefcase so that I could run out the door to an important meeting to plan the building of a larger church. I was in a rush. My children, Jason and Julie, were 6 and 3 years old. They heard me getting ready to leave. They ran up to me, questioning, “Where are you going, Daddy?” “I am going to a meeting,” I replied factually. I had to gently pry their arms off my neck so I could go. They started...