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My year without clothes 

My year without clothes 

Jessie Richards

Well, not literally. I can explain. At the start of last year, I made a resolution to not purchase any new clothes or shoes that year. I had a combination of reasons for... »

Break open in emergency

Break open in emergency

G. L. Ellens

Recently two friends got in touch to let me know about some pretty major events that were happening in their lives. First, Ina called to share that her daughter had teste... »

Island memories

Island memories

Sally García

About 30 years ago, my husband Gabriel and I had just welcomed our daughter into the world. At the time we lived on a mountaintop overlooking a lush valley on a beautiful... »

Joy, fulfillment, happiness

Joy, fulfillment, happiness

Peter Amsterdam

We all have many opportunities and possibilities to move forward in our faith, our relationships, our work, our inner lives, and more. Of course, making progress in any a... »

Zero credits, full benefit

Zero credits, full benefit

Elsa S.

As a college freshman, one of the things I disliked the most was required, zero-credit Physical Education (PE) classes. At my university, undergraduate students were requ... »

Stressed out

Stressed out

Marie Story

I have a six-year-old nephew who loves video games. The other day I was sitting with him while he was playing a racing game on his Wii. The levels were getting progressiv... »

An unusual taxi driver

An unusual taxi driver

Ring, ring, ring… My cell phone interrupted my Internet browsing. “Sir, we have found the problem with your vehicle. You can come now and pick up the broken part as a sam... »

Nothing to fear

Nothing to fear

Koos Stenger

My worst fears came upon me the day I landed in the hospital. I dreaded entering the huge, ominous health factory, where impersonal doctors would study my symptoms with a... »

Riding the wave

Riding the wave

Paolo Alleluia

It was one of those mornings when you wake up and get barraged with one piece of bad news after another. Everything that can go wrong does, and there seems to be no end t... »

All will be well

All will be well

Koos Stenger

While surfing the internet, I stumbled upon a Positive Outlook test. I consider myself a fairly positive person, with some room for improvement, but I was curious to see... »

A gift for two brothers

A gift for two brothers

Michael Owens

Have you ever wanted to do something to help someone or longed to make a difference in the world, only to have your good intentions sidetracked by thoughts of why your ef... »

The golden thread

The golden thread

Iris Richard

Before jumping into the day to tackle a long to-do list, I stopped for a half hour of devotional reading, prayer, and reflection. My Bible fell open to Hebrews 11, which... »