Each evening, it's normal to think back on what happened during the day, as well as mentally plan for the next day ahead. This time of reflection and preparation might trigger an array of responses ...

Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. The Yoders travel primarily by horse-drawn buggy and live next to the settlement’s one-room schoolhouse. Readers can write to ...

After leaving his family in Beersheba, Jacob reached Beth El at nightfall. Before lying down to sleep, Jacob prayed there. “He entreated at the place and stayed overnight, for it suddenly became night ...

Why Scripture talks of our entreaties to God as rising like incense. Some prayers find their way back quickly, like sunlight glancing off water. Others seem to drift into the distance and never return ...