Never Alone
Loneliness has emerged in the last decade as a real struggle for many young adults across cultures. Seoul, South Korea, has begun investing in community
Loneliness has emerged in the last decade as a real struggle for many young adults across cultures. Seoul, South Korea, has begun investing in community
There is a saying we sometimes hear: “They don’t make things like that anymore.” Sometimes it refers to a car or a household appliance. Other
Think of a classic Western duel: Two figures stand across from each other on a dusty street. The air is heavy, the town silent, sneaking
During the opening ceremony of the Olympics, famous athletes and participants in lesser-known events represent their country together, walking into the stadium at the same
Klyne Snodgrass, in his book Between Two Truths—Living with Biblical Tensions, offers a fable demonstrating how the devil can twist truth: “Once the devil was
Is it good to have boundaries? We might think we don’t need them—but consider the boundaries on a property line or the guardrail that prevents
A sponge is used for cleaning dishes or even for washing a car. When a sponge is dry, it becomes hard and often loses its utility—especially
Loneliness is a universal human experience. The popular musical Dear Evan Hansen has been so well received in part because its story centers on how loneliness and
Have you ever thought you knew something, only to be corrected? That can be hard! Sometimes we have a misperception of people or events that
Whether we have a tool drawer or a toolbox, most of us have a place where tools are stored. When there’s a problem, we’ll think,
The film Crazy Rich Asians (directed by Jon M. Chu, Warner Bros., 2018) depicts the relationship of mega-rich Nick Young with not-so-rich professor Rachel Chu.
Don’t Look Up (directed by Adam McKay [Netflix, 2021]) tells the story of two astronomers who discover a deadly comet approaching earth. The president of
Standing up for the truth, speaking prophetically, and offering criticism are never easy. They always involve risk—the risk of losing a friendship, a job, or
If you played sports in high school, you may have had a coach who told you to run but didn’t pay attention to your effort
The telephone game is often used to teach people about problems in communication. The original message gets distorted because one of the messengers mishears what
NPR interviewed Koko Kondo, a woman who was just eight months old when the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on her city, Hiroshima. She
The documentary A Life Apart, about Hasidic Jews, shows the value of education in the religious life of the Hasids. At age three, they have
In the biblical world, a belt was more than a fashion statement. As we see in this Bible dictionary description, “a belt was important to
The film Promising Young Woman (directed by Emerald Fennell [Focus Features, 2020]) provides a powerful example of what it looks like when the magnifying glass
An estuary is created by the merging of fresh water and salt water, because the two waters came from two different sources. Something similar occurs