It’s hard to imagine what the family of nine-year-old Ryan Kennedy is going through these days. Ryan has a rare form of brain cancer that has required multiple surgeries, rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. Despite all the medical efforts, the tumors continue to attack his…
“My husband is so unreasonable! He doesn’t listen. I am so mad!” Frustrated, Ann storms into the kitchen, opens the freezer, and reaches for the ice cream. “My boss is unfair. He never explains what he wants and then criticizes me when I don’t deliver exactly what he had in mind. So frustrating!” Robert trudges…
Kirstin was feeling pressured to say “yes” to a dating proposal. The man asking was kind, shared her faith, and came from her singles class at church. On paper, everything seemed right. So why was it so hard for her to commit—even just to a date? As we talked, it became clear: this wasn’t just…
Not long ago, I asked a question on social media: “Is it easy to talk about depression in the church?” The overwhelming response? “No.” In fact, many people said the church was the last place they felt comfortable discussing something that affects 1 in 10 people in the U.S. That’s a sobering reality—and a call to action. We…