We are in the final week of Lent, this period of forty days in the church leading up to Easter. Lent is often characterized as a season...

When we talk about the new year, we often use phrases such as “clean slate,” “fresh start,” or even “New Year, New Me.” This year I’ve...

A friend and I were having lunch the other day, catching up on each other’s lives. As per usual, the fun and exciting parts of our lives...

We have so many expectations for our lives—hopes we have about something or the perception of how we think something should happen. We...