How do we endure through difficult trials and situations? How do we keep going when we feel stuck or like we’re sinking? In today’s fast-paced hustle culture, it’s common to switch between jobs, careers, life goals, addresses, and friendships. I t...

Many years ago, a musician named Steve Green made an album (actually a cassette tape – I am giving away my age here!) that was all songs for kids. He took Bible verses and put them to catchy tunes, and I found myself quickly singing along and putt...

“Settle down, kids,” I heard myself yell above the din. I felt like I had tumbled into a Charles Dickens novel, visiting the holiday celebration with Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past where there were “not forty children conducting themselve...

Encouragement visits in many different forms. A card, a note, a text, a gift, kind words or acts, or even a smile or touch. We usually think of it as something that makes us feel good. Whether it happens in our host country or “at home,” encourage...