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Ordinary People

The story behind Norman Rockwell's celebrated painting

A Woman of Courage

After I was widowed, fear took over my life. How could I trust anyone if I couldn't trust God?

Keep on Truckin'

How to bring a couple back together: share a long-haul drive in an 18-wheeler

My Answer to Pain

Inflammation was wreaking havoc with my health. Was God trying to show me a better way to live?

Letters From Phil

My older brother and I went our separate ways: he to the Air Force, me to a marriage that didn't last. He lived a rough-and-tumble life, but that's not what really worried me

Bad Boy of the Bible

A conversation with pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado about anxiety, imperfection and his new book, God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy and God's Relentless Love

The Pet Portraitist

At my age, was it too late to find a new direction in life?

Healing Together

Mental health issues. You hear about it in other families. You never think it could be happening with your own kids

EVERYDAY GREATNESS Loose Ends

Jennifer Simonic, Masey Kaplan and their crew of volunteers finish craft projects people's loved ones left behind

A Love That Forgives

Sixty years ago this September, Klansmen bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls. Years later, this survivor found a mysterious message in the very Bible she carried that tragic day

The Late Innings

I wanted to take my mom to one last Tigers game

"He Was Your Dad Too"

My stepfather and I were close. I always worried that his daughters resented me

A Moment of Understanding

How could I care for a mother who never cared for me?

Blessings in Abundance

\"Let's pray about this,\" my husband said when I lost my job. But pray for what?

Garden Party

Rick Nelson epitomized all-American wholesomeness playing the son of his real-life parents in the 1950s-'60s sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

ROAD TEST

I was scared enough of driving. The thought of my teenage daughter doing it? Terrifying

The Reluctant Grandma

I wanted to be there for little Junie. Just not the way my daughter wanted me to be

Hoop Dreams

For the star coach of the hit Netflix show Last Chance U: Basketball, the real winning happens off the court

Begin Again

With the kids launched, John and I were ready to start the second act of our life together. But we didn't realize how much we'd grown apart

Soda and the Hawk

My little rescue dog, Soda, and I ventured out at sunrise. Our usual morning walk is a quick loop around the yard, but Soda had other plans, pulling forward with purpose.

Weathering the Storm

Out here on the prairie, your nearest neighbor can be a mile away. But in times of trouble, they're right by your side

what prayer can do

POWER IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES

Dad's 54 Dreams

My father never completed his bucket list. Now I wanted to do it for him

Cliffhanger

A narrow mountain trail, a sudden slip and a last grasp at life

The Big Reveal

What had I put into that time capsule 50 years ago? My whole family was on the edge of their seats

Lessons From the Garden

I was hurting so much, I wasn't even talking to God. Then my friend came up with a suggestion that I didn't understand. At least at first

Extreme Makeover: Trailer Edition

I couldn't stop the bullying. But I found another way to help my teenage daughter

The Aftermath

I was a witness to a violent crime. Little did I know how much that would affect me

Operation Tadpole

My son didn't have the greatest track record with following through. Would this be any different?

Solitary Man

Fifteen years ago, when Hurricane Ike destroyed nearly all the homes on Oak Island, a suburb of Houston, Texas, residents got help from an unlikely source—Neil Diamond.