I have been shocked to hear so much teaching recently that if people follow the Lord and do what the Bible teaches, trouble will never befall them. This is spiritual malpractice. 

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

When I learned we were expecting our second child, my heart was glad… but also worried. How would my young daughter adjust to the new addition? How could I nurture her heart toward looking out for her brother, being his friend, and not competing? ...

The concepts of protection and safety vary from culture to culture. As a global worker, I am constantly encountering the values of others, so I find my understanding of these terms is usually in flux. They are far more nuanced than I understood wh...