A friendly, pleasant warmth filled the kitchen as the group gathered around the center island, filling their cups…
The World-Changing Impact of Set Apart Living
The August sun beat down mercilessly as thousands of giddy teenagers hurried to find the best patch of grass in the huge field-turned-outdoor-amphitheater…
The Destiny Question
It was 1905. Seventeen-year-old Lillian Trasher stepped into the bustling editor’s office at a big-city newspaper…
A Vision For More
Several years ago, a young woman told me that her mom was trying to convince her never to get married…
She Opens Her Arms
A few months ago a repairman was working on a project at our house while our six children sat eating lunch around the…
Incorruptible Beauty
The bus felt hot and stuffy as it jolted noisily down the road. I gripped my backpack and stared out the window, trying to ignore the raucous behavior of the pre-adolescents…
How Prayer Strengthens Marriage
I’ll never forget the day when Eric and I really began to pray together, as a strong, unified, passionate team, wrestling together for God’s purposes to be realized…
A Narrow Road
When I was eighteen, I read a book* that became a defining influence upon my life. It was a biography written by…
Putting Marriage First
When I was pregnant with our first child, Eric and I attended a childbirth education class, an experience I definitely…