So begins the second act in the story of Ruth. The widowed Ruth accompanied her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Bethlehem, from…

I lay awake, reviewing the well-trod territory of a devastating betrayal with life-changing consequences. Years before, a work…

Karen Grant takes us into her own journey of experiencing betrayal, which is appropriate for the Daily Treasure audience. So many of us know what it is to…

How can my heart be glad though? How can my whole being rejoice? How can I find joy now that my husband is gone? Sometimes it all feels…

I have a tendency toward depression. I have experienced three significant times in my life when I needed to take medication to help…

This is my favorite verse in the Psalms. “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” The lines…

In suffering, there is a choosing. You choose whether the Lord will be your portion and cup or if you will run after another god, another idol. There…

Another part of being preserved came from the community of believers around us. The day Mike and I learned he had internal melanoma with a terminal …

In January 2013, our world was rocked with a diagnosis of internal melanoma with no external site. My husband was given 6-12 months…

 “Mike has been diagnosed with deadly melanoma. He has been given 6 – 12 months to live.” My friendship with Sherry Kendrick began over…

A word picture captured my imagination.  My name – His throne!! What an incredible gift, the gift of prayer!  And it is a gift we can receive and a gift we also give…

I wanted our children to stay children as long as possible.  Being a mom with young children was a role I enjoyed. But childhood is the very time we…

As you evaluate the values you want your child to have as an adult, is being respectful and showing mercy to those who are elderly …

As a teacher, I have learned through the years that our natural tendency when dealing with children is to raise our voice above the noise so…

I may never be called to give my life for a friend physically, but I am called to put my friend’s needs before my own needs at times…

Laughter is a gift that leads me to a grateful heart, a joyful heart. Often laughter helps me see the fun in life or the silliness in our…

I especially liked Sherry’s encouragement for us to laugh more. After the death of our son, Mark, I remembered the Scripture that laughter is good medicine. I decided…

September 1st is looming. At 8 AM those registered and those registering will gather to begin an event. Money will be raised for MS research. Participants …

“We live our lives as if it’s all about me, it’s all about me”. What does that mean?  What does that look like? When we are thinking it is all about me, we might sound…

Zephaniah prophesied during the reform of King Josiah who brought spiritual revival to Judah after a long reign of evil. He pronounced …