Any chance you are afraid? Any chance you have had a wave of fear wash over you this morning, this week? Any chance you've been thinking about your loved ones, the high risk, the exposed [...]

In no particular order, here are the best books I read this year in Mandy-determined categories:   Best History Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by [...]

The magi recorded in Matthew 2 brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus. These wise men set all of Jerusalem abuzz with their inquiry: "Where is he who has been born king of [...]

Tears filled my little person’s eyes. To her extreme delight, her friend from school had invited her to his birthday party at a trampoline park. And to her extreme anticipation, her cousin had invited her [...]

I live in a family of space nerds. Not the STEM-drinking, pocket-protector-wearing, can't-imagine-doing-anything-else kind of space nerds. Not that kind of space nerd. We're the kind that buy NASA t-shirts for stocking stuffers, follow SpaceX [...]

Here I am again, the glowing screen in my hand the only light in the room. Here I am again, mindlessly scrolling through feed after feed. Here I am again, exchanging true rest and purpose [...]