Absence can be so loud.But God hears. by Bukhtawer Shabab The silence descends upon a home when a person is absent. The kind that weighs…

How to do battle with the forces of darkness. by Nathanael Reed We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the…

by Santiago Chavez The polite, well-dressed woman showed us photographs on her mobile phone of a famous South Korean pop music singer, comparing her beauty…

by Ronald Rousseau When I was about eight years old and living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a friend of the family drove up to the front…

Learning to carry our cross. by Ruhama Assefa Sometimes we sit silently, unsure of how to handle life. Bills, grades, marriage, pressure. We all have…

Becoming faithful to Christ — and staying that way. by Stephen R. Clark Once upon a time, “hi-fi” was a big deal. Telling your friends,…

by Allison Wilson Lee I dropped a cube of ice from my grandparents’ freezer into the cup of water and handed it to my cousin.…

Learning to do what the disciples should have done. by Sarah Schwerin My high school English teacher stood behind his desk, his steely gray eyes…