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Long ago, a small group of men were riding out a rough storm on the Sea of Galilee. Fearing for their lives, they awakened...
Has it occurred to you that our forebears did not live in the past? Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David McCullough has pointed out that the...
“Reverence is more than just quietly sitting.”1 It is “profound respect mingled with love.”2 Reverence is an attitude of awe, honor, appreciation, and deference...
For more than 300 years, the people of England have celebrated “Mothering Sunday.” Originally a religious holiday, it was also a day when servants...
Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Love blesses both giver and receiver and resounds in hearts forever. It’s true that we’re...
Announcer: “The dawning of a brighter day”—these words were sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on July 15, 1929, during the first broadcast of...
Nearly every day we see portrayed in the media innocent children suffering the violence of war, the ravages of nature, and the pain of...
In the early spring of 1912, students crowded into a Harvard classroom for the final lecture of renowned philosopher and poet George Santayana. Near...
The good shepherd has long been a symbol of God’s love and watchful care. The shepherd knows his sheep and calls each one by...
When all is well and life is good, we tend to forget those who have made our present comforts possible: the teachers, parents, ancestors,...
The life of beloved poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is proof that good can come from sorrow and difficulty. He received great honors for his...
How we choose to spend our time says a lot about us. It’s true that sometimes we don’t have any say over how our...
How we treat others says much about who we really are. Civility, mercy, sacrifice, and integrity hold our society together. Yet such qualities often...
We all have moments in life that can change us forever. Somehow we’re never quite the same after certain experiences. And more often than...
Since the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, thousands of athletes have dreamed about representing their country and becoming Olympic champions. During the...
People who travel to foreign lands usually go hoping to see exotic scenery and famous places. They thrill at the wonderful new sights, sounds,...
Everyone wants to love, and everyone wants to be loved. From our earliest years, we look for love. Some people travel far and wide...
Parents often tell their children that life isn’t fair. The harshness of this reality is somehow softened when it comes from loving parents. It’s...
Saying good-bye has never been easy—especially when we have concerns about where loved ones are going or how long they’ll be gone. But knowing...
We’ve all heard the expressions “Bless your heart” and “All the best” and so many others. With these words we extend good wishes to...
Did you think to pray?” This simple question from a 19th-century hymn reminds us to offer thanks and seek divine guidance, comfort, and peace...
At the beginning of each new year we feel a sense of renewal and a chance to start over. We put more energy into...
Good tidings of great joy”1 is the message of Christmas. Whenever we love andserve, whenever we forget ourselves and lift others, we feel that...
During the first half of the past century, Edgar A. Guest became well-known as the“people’s poet.” Celebrated for his homespun, sentimental verse, he penned...
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed....
Long ago, in the dusty village of Bethlehem, a new life came into the world—a worldthat would be changed forever. On that silent night...
We don’t miss what we’ve never known. But when people or things are an important part of our lives, we miss them dearly when...
In 1893 Katharine Lee Bates, an English professor from Massachusetts, visited theColorado Rockies. Her stay included an expedition, in a prairie wagon, to the...
It may be that we have more expressions about “home” than anything else. We’ve allheard “home is where the heart is,” “there’s no place...
In 1940, as the thunder and lightning of armed conflict erupted across Europe, WinstonChurchill stood at the head of a nation faced with the...