Written by Leanne Penny

Last Mother’s Day was one of the most emotionally charged days of my life.

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Written by Tracy Le

When I think of love, multiple images unravel: a mother’s hand stroking the head of her child; a friend sobbing upon another friend's shoulder; and, of course, the exchanging of words-turned-vows by two figures with their backs toward me. Having personally experienced all but the latter, I’m curiously lured by marriage as love’s representative.

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Written by Jeremy Caruthers

Pretty much everything we buy has a label on it. Can you imagine going to the canned vegetable aisle at the grocery store and finding that none of the cans were labeled? There are hundreds of cans, and every can is identical. You really want some peas, but you have no idea which cans have peas in them. You don't want to risk buying a can and taking it home, opening it only to find something you don't want—like lima beans. There's got to be a label, a way to classify and describe each can. The label tells you if you want or like the contents of the can. Labels make finding what you want easier. We like labels.

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Written by K.L. Yeatman

To be honest, I never thought I would be one to write an article like the one you are reading now. I don’t believe many of us fathom getting into situations where we’re the ones in the wrong. But nevertheless, at some point in all our lives, we will all end up doing things we aren’t the most proud of. For some, this will cost our reputation. For others, it may linger as the thing we most regret in our past.

As Christians, we know we can find forgiveness in Christ and be free from our sins. But what do we do when the person we’ve offended refuses to forgive us?    

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Written by Nate Smith

We live in a society where we feel that as individuals, nothing can shape us or harm us. We are free thinkers only influenced by what we want to be influenced by. The reality is, that is totally false.

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Written by RELEVANT

She carried the pills around in her purse; you could hear her coming up and down the stairs, like a baby carrying a rattle. She never left her bagged pharmacy anywhere, even to go to the restroom. Dressed in pink snakeskin and holding all of her secrets, it guarded the couch, where she slept for six years after he left. When he came back, she left, and the purse left with her. 

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Written by Maria Baer

If you want to order a pizza, or get married, or teach your dog to juggle, you’re going to need a very important tool: language. Words have incredible power. The Bible does not mince words about mincing words, and the call to be careful with our speech has a heavy presence in Scripture. Words can praise, curse, tear down, build up, invite evil and heap praise (See James 3).

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Written by Akshay Rajkumar

To be honest, it was love at second sight. I'd been a compulsive romantic for far too long and my friends were beginning to doubt if there was a wolf in the woods. So it didn't surprise anyone that, when I met Shruti for the first time, I had already married her in my mind and argued with her about names for our children. She lived in Delhi, where I had lived since I was 3. But I lived in Chennai now, 36 hours away if you travel by train. Besides the miles between us, my friends counseled me to be patient and resist the urge to plan the proposal.

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