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The Missing Socks Prayer

Where do my missing socks disappear to? Why do I have all these singles that are missing their…

The Message in a Box of Chocolates

My sister Priscilla recently went to California for New Year’s. Before she left, she asked me one very…

The Man Who Fell From the Sky

Everybody prayed for Mike and for my sister, Diane. People still ask me about Mike. “How’s he doing?”…

The Hummingbird That Led Her to Pray

My daughter, Amy, and I were getting ready to drive to the supermarket. I’ll put on some Colton…

The House-Sale Prayer

For my thoughts are not your thoughts . . . says the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 (RSV) My husband…

The Heart of Prayer

It was a day of anguish. For months my mother had been ill; for weeks she had been…

The Five-Dollar Miracle

If I am ever tempted to think someone is too difficult for God to transform, or if I…

The Answer to a Prayer on 34th Street

Answers to prayers come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes when you’re not even aware that you’ve said…

The Answer to a Daily Prayer

Prayer. I’d always believed in it. I believed that God cared about every aspect of my life, big…

The Accident That Didn’t Happen… Thanks to Prayer

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the type of plane involved. It was a 757,…

Sarah of the Bible: When God Makes You Laugh

Remember Sarah’s reaction when the three men—God’s messengers—appeared at Abraham’s tent and said that he and Sarah would…

Running on Prayer

My son and daughters are all grown now, but as their mother I still worry about them. Especially…

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