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I have a friend from college who endured a nightmare scenario. She and her husband were raising a healthy, vibrant two-year-old son who was the light of their lives. Then, in a single heartbreaking instant, everything changed. The husband was backing out of the driveway, unaware that his little boy had wandered into the front yard. In a tragic accident, he struck the child, ending a life that had only just begun. That split-second accident cost the boy his life and plunged th

Veteran's Day is observed annually on November 11th, regardless of the day of the week, in honor of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the armistice was signed, ending World War I.

In my 20s, I was certain that my theological ideas were correct. I was baptized and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church at seventeen, and within two years, I was studying to become a pastor. The conviction that I had “the truth” and that I belonged to God’s “true people” gave me a sense of purpose and identity.

In this moment, Alexander—undefeated by all the armies of the world—showed himself to be a slave to his own anger and drunkenness. He deeply regretted what he had done and lived with remorse for the rest of his life.