A Better Response to Suffering

We all woke up to the same horrific headlines, ‘Israel at War After Hamas Attacks.’ We watched families taken hostage by terrorists, saw pictures of cities devastated by shrapnel, and learned that the number of civilians brutally murdered or injured was growing. This news brought tears to my eyes and made my stomach turn. How can people … Read more

Giving Thanks When You Want to Complain

I’ve had days when the enemy whispers words of doubt, discouragement, and frustration in my ear over and over again. He loves to leverage all the difficulties in my life to make them look and feel hopeless, unfair, and overwhelming. With each overwhelming and frustrating feeling, I’m tempted to utter the grumbling that wells up … Read more

How Fleas Became a Blessing

“Corrie, we must thank God for the fleas.” “Even God can’t make me thankful for a flea!” Corrie returned. Corrie and her sister Betsie ten Boom were crowded into a single bunk in a German concentration camp. They had been arrested for helping Jews during World War 2. The bunk they shared, along with every … Read more