We’ve all heard it time and time again: actions speak louder than words. Anyone can string some words together to craft a meaningful sentiment. But what matters most at the end of the…

I have a confession: I struggle with obsessive behavior when it comes to my home, and it often harms the people I love most. The condition of my home dictates my emotions and…

We’ve all been there: trapped in an awful season that felt like it would never end. Crying out to God, asking Him to part the Red Sea or get us out of the…

This past week, as I flew over the vast desert of the American West, I was struck by just how infinite it seemed. Endless stretches of red earth, interrupted only by the occasional…

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…