As she began to cross, the Serb soldiers suddenly came up onto the bridge, but Belkize continued to move forward, her hand clenched in front of her as if being led across.

I pulled out the Fed-Ex envelope with our paperwork in preparation for our turn with the border agent.

I arrived at ESL classes on Ash Wednesday with ashes on my forehead. What would the students think, I wondered?

Scripture gives us multiple examples of individuals who navigated life’s big challenges. Psalm 73 is an honest snapshot of one person who was able to stop his thoughts from spiraling downward and to find hope—the psalmist Asaph.