Tonight, something I've understood for years suddenly made sense in a completely different way. “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” — 1 John 4:4 I've read that verse. I've believed that verse. But tonight I think I understood it at a deeper level. So much of life becomes about me without me even realizing it. Why does this person like me? Why doesn't that person like me? Why are they jealous? Why did they hurt me? Why do people come to me when they're struggling? Why...

Building a dream does not mean running yourself into the ground. Sometimes rest, grace, and moving gently are part of how we keep going.

I have always been someone who seeks understanding. I ask questions. I analyze. I try to connect the dots. Maybe that's part of being human. Maybe it's part of carrying a tender heart through a broken world. But there are moments when understanding reaches its limit. When someone dies unexpectedly. When suffering seems unfair. When prayers appear unanswered. When the weight of grief settles in and all we can ask is, "Why?" I don't believe every painful thing that happens is good. There is...