When I talk with people about my work, one of the most common responses is to remember the comfort found in knowing I did everything I could do. I agree there is real comfort in that thought. I owe this competency to all of my patients. Wherever we enter into such critical needs, we owe that competency. But what do we do when that also fails? I remember Mercy. Five months after my first call...
Life doesn’t always go the way we expect it to. Let me rephrase that—life almost never goes the way we expect it to. The year 2020 is proof of that. Life is full of surprises, both good and bad. But God is always good. Reflecting on my life, especially the last fifteen years, God’s goodness in the midst of uncertainty has proven true over and over and over again. As a kid, I had my life...
Have you ever noticed that often when your child is angry that you are working with a short fuse too? That’s the way life goes sometimes. And, right now, in the middle of a pandemic, odds are that frustration and anger are daily struggles for you and your children. Long hours spent together, plans canceled, vacations on hold—that’s the reality for most families in the summer of 2020. Our kids can...
We believe that parents who are properly focused on Christ can enjoy every stage of their child’s development. Each stage has its own set of blessings and challenges, but gospel–focused parents are thankful parents. Think with us about three simple truths describing every child. Every child is an image bearer of God. Every human being is a visible representative of the God who cannot be seen...
We’re heading into Fourth of July weekend in my city of Philadelphia. As the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence, we go all out to celebrate freedom. This year we are apparently pulling out all the stops to wow the world with a virtual freedom festival. I’m not sure the fireworks will feel the same, but it’s 2020, so let’s just roll with it. In 2020, the concept of freedom is especially...
