Family as the Foundation
May 12, 2024
So much of everything here in the Philippines seems to center around the family. You see tight-knit family relationships—not just among parents, children, and siblings,...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
To The Rescue
February 25, 2024
At first, September 19, 1985, seemed like a normal day here in Mexico City, as millions of good, hardworking people busily began their morning. Then,...
Success That Lasts Forever
February 11, 2024
We live in a time when people value busyness. If your schedule is full and your to-do list is long, people assume you’re living a...
Reason Not the Need
January 21, 2024
Beauty feeds our souls. We need food, water, and shelter to survive, but we need beauty to thrive. So in addition to planting vegetable gardens,...
To the Rescue (La Pulga)
October 15, 2023
At first, September 19, 1985, seemed like a normal day here in Mexico City, as millions of good, hardworking people busily began their morning. Then,...
The Joyful Work of Love and Service
September 3, 2023
Not long into our search for happiness, we find that not all kinds of happiness are the same. Some of it is superficial. Some of...
His Mercy Endureth Forever
August 6, 2023
If Psalm 136 had a title, it might well be “His Mercy Endureth for Ever.” That phrase is repeated 26 times—in every verse of the...
Mother, Home, and Heaven
A playground is a happy place to be. The world seems a little better, a little happier, when children are at play. And when a...
True Friendship
April 16, 2023
True friendship is one of the greatest blessings, and deepest needs, in our world today. We need each other. In fact, God wants us to...
The Highest, Holiest, Happiest Way
April 2, 2023
More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth taught a higher, holier way—higher than what religious leaders of His day were teaching and certainly higher...
Love: As Relevant and Reliable as Ever
February 12, 2023
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. For nearly a thousand years, teachers have taught, and students have learned at...
Patches of Godlight
October 16, 2022
I’m standing in front of a home called “The Kilns,” located in Headington just outside of Oxford, England. The home got its name from the...