The tough love tightrope

ANYONE WHO’S dealt with a loved one struggling with addiction knows that “tough love” is a tricky thing. Most of us tend to overcompensate one way…

Moses and his women

WHEN GOD CALLED Moses to return to Egypt and bring the Israelites out of slavery, it was a tall order. It meant going back to the…

Second-chance giving

IF YOU HAVE been around church for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with that big drawing of a thermometer in the entrance somewhere. Its…

Samson’s last stand

A FORTHCOMING movie release has me revisiting my list of saddest verses in the Bible—headed by Matthew 26:58. This describes how braggadocious Peter, the disciple who…