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...

This year has been a rough one. Health issues. Family matters. Financial challenges. Loss. Uncertainty of the future. I’m so thankful for those God has brought into my life to walk alongside me during this year. Fellow believers who have prayed fo...