When the offering plate comes my way, or when I’m directed to give online during my church services, I experience conflicting emotions. It’s sometimes hard for me to balance the …
Why Did God Choose Judah?
When I was 8 years old, I had to build a car. I didn’t know anything about cars. How was I supposed to build something I knew nothing about? Thankfully, …
Inviting Angels to Dinner
In the quiet darkness of nighttime, you hear a knock on your door. When you answer the door, the disheveled stranger standing before you asks to stay in your home …
Faith Like Isaac
Singers from Michael Jackson to Billy Joel to Bon Jovi give the same advice for enduring hard times: “Keep the faith!” This phrase with biblical origin (2 Timothy 4:7) has …
What’s So Good About Friday?
As I grew up, my dad pastored a small church in downstate New York. Our building was centrally located on the village’s main road, which attracted many kids who passed …
The Social Worker Who Saved Thousands of Jewish Children
If you’ve ever set foot in Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, you’ve been moved by some of the most tragic stories in human history. Here, the …