The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. (John 1:5 NLT) As I type this, I’ve just received an email telling me my dream trip, the one I’ve been planning for two years, has been canceled. As you read this, on that trip is where I should be. I know…
Over the past year, we have been confronted by fear on almost every side as we’ve faced health scares, school stressors, political tensions, isolation, loss, relational and financial strain. We’ve also borne witness to great acts of love: healthcare workers tirelessly caring for the sick, neighbors lending helping hands to those in need, grandparents learning…
“Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is…
When was the last time I ate? Have. No. Idea. Can I survive on four hours of sleep? I am. How am I feeling? I’m not sure. Is that important? This Q&A goes on and on inside my head, reminding me of the many ways I have neglected and overlooked myself. In a culture where…
I met Max and Shirley during my freshman year of college. It was love from the beginning of our unusual friendship. Away from home for the first time, I connected with this seventy-plus-year-old married couple who served food and washed dishes in my college cafeteria. Maybe it was partly because that year, my own grandma…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about romantic places. What’s the most romantic place you’ve ever been? My husband and I just got back from ten extraordinary days in Italy. It’s a trip that’s been on our bucket list for years, and we finally got to go, just the two of us. Italy is, quite…