The hauntingly complex song “Play Crack the Sky” by early 2000s emo artist Brand New offers emotionally ambiguous lyrics filled with layered, metaphorical imagery that leaves the listener projecting their own experiences into…

At five years old, my daughter asked me a question about a topic that I didn’t feel comfortable explaining to her yet. After I told her that I would discuss it with her…

As one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time, Martin Luther King, Jr. knew what it was like to experience the oppressive darkness of pain and suffering. He encountered hate and…

Prior to Christ’s arrest and crucifixion, he encourages his disciples with the following: “I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go…

We all just celebrated the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas. Parents lovingly shop for the perfect gifts for their children to open on Christmas morning. The unwrapping experience, though, can often…