Recently, Our Father has been reminding me of the relationship between faith and hope. Specifically, I have been reflecting on faith and hope in the context of peace.  As I write this, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has entered its third day, and many around the world are hopeful that...

Fall has arrived, which brings about glimpses of cooler evenings and special gatherings with family and friends. For many, autumn is also a season of appreciating the bounty which the Lord has provided. Fall is a time of gathering the harvest of various crops. While I have not personally delved...

Today is a special day for me, though it may be a normal Wednesday for you. It’s my birthday today! I have been on this earth for 29 years and I’m thankful to say that I have been immensely blessed in those 29 years. As I reflect on my life...

I love opportunities to be together with family. There simply is nothing like being with the people who understand me the most. Sometimes, non-relatives can be so close that they feel like family. Since I live hours apart from some family members and states apart from others, I have spent...

A while ago, I heard the most amazing story about an airlift in 1991 of Ethiopian Jews.  For many years, Ethiopia had been embroiled in a civil war which threatened the safety of a large community of Ethiopian Jews in the country’s highlands.  Some of the Jews were able to...