In the third grade, I went to a country school with no cafeteria. Like everybody else, I ate the appropriate lunch at my desk—a ham

When I was learning to talk, before I knew how to put sentences together, a single word carried lots of meaning. When it came to

In December 1950, my mother helped me write a letter to Santa so he would know exactly what I wanted. With an Erector Set, I

Jack was attending a seminar, talking to the leader. “When we break for lunch, we ought to pray.” Later, he had second thoughts. This was

At church on Sunday, Charles read Psalm 37:4 on the screen and heard the preacher say, “God will give you the desires of your heart.”

Janet sat midway back at church, refusing to close her eyes. How embarrassing it would be if she drifted off and began to snore. The

In a country church in the 1950s, the preacher invited people to share their testimonies. Most of them recited the same words they gave the

Suzanne knew how paralyzing fear could be. Each time she was asked to speak, her heart raced and her mind went blank. Fear was the