Christians today are characterized as joyful, right? Not so fast! According to a Pew Research Center report in 2019 only 36% of the “actively religious” describe themselves as very happy. That is at least higher than the 25% of inactively religious that claim to be very happy, right? I have no idea...

“Your ‘wanter’ is out of control!”  That’s a common reply in our household. Usually in response to “I want” statements that come a mile a minute, statements brought on when one child observes another having something they don’t have. These are sometimes lighthearted or even laughable, like when one of...