A new year is supposed to feel fresh, right? Clean slate. New energy. Big expectations. But for a lot of us, January doesn’t feel like a reset — it feels like we’re dragging last year into the new one. Disappointments. Loss. Stuff we never asked for. Seasons that didn’t turn out the way we hoped.

We all know fear, don’t we? That sinking feeling when we’re unsure, overwhelmed, or just plain scared. It might be a tough decision, a new chapter in life, or stepping

When I was thirteen, I was sexually abused. I know I am not alone in saying that. I’ve met so many people who have experienced this for themselves, some much

Have you ever felt like you don’t have what it takes? I feel that way a lot of the time. Sometimes it’s because of a deficit in my education or

I heard on the radio this last week that the Salvation Army were asking for people to donate all their unwanted gifts from Christmas. It got me thinking about some

Esref Armagan is an extraordinary Turkish man who loves to paint. While his artwork may be unimpressive, the remarkableness of Esref is that he is completely blind. As a result

Just over twenty years ago, on September 6, 1997, a coffin was wheeled through the streets of London on the back of a gun carriage. Within the coffin were the

On December 1st, 1955, during a typical evening rush hour in Montgomery, Alabama, a 42-year-old African American woman took a seat on the bus on her way home from the

A couple of years ago I got to travel to Poland and instantly fell in love with the place. What’s not to love? Beautiful countryside, beautiful food and beautiful people.

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. (Psalm 3.5 TNIV) Will Shriner, an American comedian from the 1950′s once said, “I want to die in