God designed us to be connected to other people. Sometimes our relationships bring us joy and other times they’re a source of hardship, but in every instance God will use them to teach, bless and transform us.
My three-year-old granddaughter was perplexed on her first day back at Sunday School after a pandemic-induced hiatus. “Mom, Victoria looked new today. She had glasses on her eyes.” Then she paused. “She kept the same name, though.” I chuckled at the bewilderment of a preschooler. Her little friend was the same person—yet she looked different!… Read More
What color is the blood of a white person?” My second grade teacher’s face was flushed. As she perched on the edge of her desk, our entire class yelled in unison: “Red!” Only moments ago she’d called a halt to recess and marched us into our classroom. It was 1964 in Southern California, and a… Read More