I have always liked small things... Knowing this about myself helps me make sense of my fondness of one small box. No, I’m not talking about the box of delicious chocolates or the one that holds a fashionable pair of shoes. This one small box is red, green and white, adorned with the words Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Christmas Child.

Unhealthy snacks are a constant temptation. You walk by a vending machine. A candy bar catches your eye and your mouth begins to water… You’re at a party intentionally enjoying just one small plate, but before you know if, one turns into two or even three… The kids are always begging for snacks, so why not have one yourself too?

Have you ever been sitting on the floor crying and praying, “God, why is this happening to me? Where are you?”

The most coveted baseball card of all-time is a 1909 Honus Wagner. In 2013, a T206 Wagner card sold at auction for 2.1 million dollars. Unbelievable! How can a single baseball card once included in a pack of cigarettes be more valuable than 16 average-size houses?

“Lord, help me be Your hands and feet today.”

How the Closing of a Christian Bookstore Chain Can Challenge the Church… There was hardly a gasp in Christendom when Family Christian Stores decided to close all 240 sets of doors. After battling with solvency for years, the 85-year-old chain filed for bankruptcy in 2015.

On this particular Wednesday night, if you had asked me what my plans were for the evening, I would have told you I was going to my church’s youth worship service, then going back home to watch the Olympic swimming finals with my family. And, if you had asked me if I take my life for granted, I would have told you I don’t.

Boyfriends and suitors have told me many things in my lifetime, but never that my feet were a thing of beauty. In fact, anyone who said that would be lying.

Cynthia Dewar knows what it means to take a leap of faith. Over the years she’s taken many, but one changed her life forever.

A plethora of things belonging to my dad were physical reminders he was no longer present in our home.