Secrets

“Our secrets,” counselors often say, “make us sick.” It’s true. Anything harbored and hidden can lead to poor emotional or spiritual health. From ignoring a conflict in marriage, to hiding emotional wounds in childhood, denying a pain doesn’t make it go away. It only...

Redwoods

The California Redwoods tower 300 feet overhead, and average 30 feet in diameter and 94 feet in circumference. The tallest of them all is nearly 380 feet—more than six stories taller than the Statue of Liberty! To put it simply, they’re enormous. It would seem that...

Make a Wish

On the chalkboard at the Blackbox International house, the counselor wrote a discussion question for the boys: If you could have one wish, what would it be? How would you answer? And if you asked your kids, what would they wish for? The boys in our Dominican Republic...

No Ordinary Child

“He was no ordinary child.” That’s how scripture describes Moses in the Book of Hebrews. His parents did everything they could to protect their son from a murderous king, because they knew Moses was special…unusual…extraordinary. “By faith Moses’ parents hid him...

Simple

It all started with Abraham. Actually, it all started with the Ancient of Days, but God used Father Abraham–before he was either a father or Abraham–to save the world. The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your...
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