Could God Be Testing You?

My grandmother was a Portuguese immigrant. The daughter of textile mill workers, she was much older than the English speaking students in her class, and they mocked her. She quit school after the fourth grade when she learned to read, write, and do simple math. ...

4 Ways to Fight for Joy

Betrayed, persecuted, grieving, uncertain, confused, abused, afraid, and struggling. Can you identify with any of these words? Most of us can, especially these days.  Life is a struggle, and joy is elusive. Most days we feel the angst of living in a difficult...
Why Is It So Hard to Forgive?

Why Is It So Hard to Forgive?

The 1,000 Lincoln logs scattered on the carpet in my living room were proof that scarcity doesn’t breed selfishness. Human nature does.  It’s easy to understand why an orphan child would fight to hang on to the only toy he possessed, but...