There was a time when I chose to give up hope.  

“...I don’t see hope as a fruitful attitude anymore. I see it as frustration only.” My Middle Eastern friend was hurting. She’d been married for two years and still was not pregnant. While my American worldview would never totally figure out how h...

Whenever I pray with someone and listen to their prayer about me, I am encouraged. There is truly something special about a friend or a loved one praying earnestly to the Lord about the needs that I have. My heart fills with warmth; as if someone’...

On Friday mornings in Cairo my family gathered with at least 15 other nationalities in our international community church. (Friday is often the reserved holy day in Muslim-majority countries.) The mix of backgrounds meant that at times we experien...