If you have ever been to a live sporting event or a concert you know how experiencing something in the presence of others can make the experience even more powerful and memorable. Watching your favorite team on TV is one […]

What does it mean to have a “sufficient” amount of something? It’s easy to measure some things like physical objects. You know when you have a sufficient amount of sugar to bake a cake. But what about having a sufficient […]

Has anyone ever asked you to give a specific example of something? Even when we know with certainty that something is true, it is often hard for us to think of specific examples that demonstrate or prove it. Sometimes the […]

Everybody wants peace, but no one is quite sure how to get it. What is the true source of peace? How do conflicts finally end? In Colossians 3 Paul encourages his readers to “set their minds on things above” and […]

It is hard for those who have always had homes and families to imagine what is like to be adopted into a good home with loving parents. It is hard for those with loving families to imagine what life would […]

Can you imagine being in the middle of a major earthquake? How would it feel? What would you think? Would you be frightened? Sometimes life itself doesn’t feel that different. Our experiences can be unsettling, and often difficulties can shake […]