Category: Features

When the nurse called, I expected confirmation we were having a boy. What I got instead threw our lives into orbit.

I was recently working a typical day, doing paperwork and answering phone calls. As I was just getting back from lunch my phone rang again.

It was November 3 in Nepal, November 2 in the USA. The group I was leading experienced a magnitude 6 earthquake during the night at the Machapuchere (Fishtail) base camp.

In our walks of faith, we may grapple with the balance of exercising our free will while discerning the path God has laid out for us

Every year on Facebook, I re-post a photo of Braylen and me crossing the finish line of the Shamrock Shuffle in Lexington Kentucky.

I arrived a little early, they arrived late. My boss and his wife invited me to their church for a Christmas pageant.

My family and I live in Jamaica. It is popularly known as the “land of wood and water” and I would dare to add, “great heat.”

Some choices leave physical scars. I’ve got 30 stiches of reminders from my teenage years. Some bad calls leave emotional scars.

In 1200-1500 words, tell us about your spiritual hero (besides Jesus) and why that person is so important
to you. What first drew you to your hero? Why do you admire him or her? What have you learned from
your hero? You can write about a Bible character, well-known ministry leader, pastor, family member or
personal friend.

As a staff writer and page composer for special sections at the daily newspaper, I knew we had problems with declining ad revenue.

As I walked through life, I fell off an edge, bounced off a ledge, and as I fell, someone threw me a shovel, and when I hit bottom, I dug a deeper pit.

Living with a disability can present some unique challenges. But as a Christian, I can face them with the aid of the Holy Spirit.