Advent, Day 11: If Christ Had Never Been Born

On a July day last summer several of us were standing by the entrance to a cave in…

Advent, Day 10: To Be Alive at Christmas

One marvelous thing about Christmas—have you noticed?—is the way our senses come alive. As Christ’s birthday approaches, everything…

8 Stories of Fathers’ Comfort from Beyond

There’s nothing quite like a father’s love. And it doesn’t end when they leave this world. Here are…

28 Days of Advent

Therapy Brings Healing and an Answered Prayer

I sat in my car at the school bus stop, waiting for my 14-year-old daughter, my heart racing…