I'm great at trusting God until I have to. Trusting God is easy when things are going my way, but when I face a challenge or when life isn't lining up the way it's “supposed to,” I start trying to take matters into my own hands. I find myself trying to take control—making plans a, [...]

On October 5, 1703, in East Windsor, Connecticut, Jonathan Edwards was born—the son of Timothy Edwards, a pastor, and Esther Edwards, his wife. Young Jonathan soon found himself surrounded by ten sisters, who—because of their average height of six feet—came to be identified by the townsfolk as Timothy's sixty feet of daughters. . Jonathan was [...]

Once there was a King whose wisdom and favor toward his subjects was renowned. From the highest mountain peak to the smallest village in the valley, the King's care for His people and His justice in every area was praised. Day after day, the King's people would approach His throne. The King had proven to [...]

My grandmother had invited me to join her for a special event: the trip to the airport to pick up her brother, my uncle Barton. I felt grown up accompanying Nanny to the airport, so I decided to wear my favorite outfit with my new navy-blue loafers for the occasion. But Uncle Barton's flight was [...]

Have you ever been in the kind of situation where you were just screaming out to God, painfully aware that you needed Him with you? Have you ever been hurt or scared, and you needed to feel His presence to keep going? . Not too long ago, I was working in the kitchen when my [...]

She is leaving, and I feel so lost I didn't want it to be this way, but it is Where are you, God? I am hurting, but you're not healing I am falling, but you aren't saving me With the psalmist, I cry out “How long, LORD?” At night, I toss and turn in my [...]

It was my turn to do laundry. At my house, wet laundry often gets hung out on a backyard clothesline to dry in the sunshine and breeze. Sometimes, though, we use our clothes dryer. But its timer broke years ago, so we have to set a separate timer when we use the dryer. . One [...]

"Search me, God, and know my heart.” When my heart doesn't know itself. When my thoughts and my feelings are so jumbled and confused that I can't see the truth through the fog. Every day, O Father, search me and know my heart. . “Test me and know my anxious thoughts.” When previously calm waters [...]