A Better Plan

by Will Searcy March Madness is my favorite sporting event each year. As Christians, we are meant to hope, and nothing breeds hope quite like the opening long weekend of the college basketball tournament. About three-quarters of the field of 68 teams is comprised of...

Death By Suicide – Part I

Losing a loved one breaks our heart, but when that loved one has taken his or her own life, their death presents a unique set of challenges in grieving for those left behind. The ‘complicated grief’ of suicide can leave family and friends feeling weakened and even...

Put aside your pride

by Meredith Berger Every Wednesday I teach English to adults at the Ethiopian Community Development Center near my home in Arlington, VA. It is both exciting and challenging to be the sole instructor for 10 students, teaching complex sentence structures,...

Back to Basics

by Will Searcy Our world has a lot of trouble right now. You can hardly turn on a television or look at your phone or tablet without seeing another example of death, destruction, and discouragement. While we must fight these evils in our world, I also think that we...

Got Joy?

by Donna Berger How are you feeling today? Does the weight of the world have your shoulders sagging? Or, is there a spring in your step because you have the ‘joy’ that lightens your load? The dictionary says joy is “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” But...

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