Going Beyond the Minimum: Living a Life of Love

Hope in the Midst of Lament

Life often feels like a rollercoaster of emotions, doesn't it? One moment, we're basking in the sunshine of joy and contentment, and the next, we're plunged into the depths of sorrow and despair. It's easy to feel overwhelmed when the storm clouds gather, blocking out...

Going Beyond the Minimum: Living a Life of Love

Finding Peace in Surrender

In the quiet moments before dawn, have you ever witnessed a child, fighting sleep with all their might, suddenly succumb to slumber mid-activity? Perhaps at the dinner table, surrounded by toys, or even in a toy car circling endlessly in the driveway. There's a...

Going Beyond the Minimum: Living a Life of Love

The Raw Honesty of Lament: Lessons from Job

In the midst of life's storms, when everything seems to be falling apart, how do we approach God? Do we put on a brave face, hiding our true feelings? Or do we dare to be brutally honest, laying bare our pain and frustrations before the Almighty? The ancient book of...