There is nothing more powerful than a mom who wants to care for her children. Mothers have been reported to pick up cars when kids are in harm’s way. They have sheltered loved ones from collapsed buildings. And you know, when the cubs are around, you never want to mess with mama bear. The...
Poverty is About More than Money
In the 1990s, the World Bank surveyed over sixty thousand of the financially poor throughout the developing world and asked how they described poverty. What surprised me was that those in poverty didn’t focus on their material need. Rather, they alluded to social and psychological aspects of poverty. Analyzing the study, Brian Fikkert and...
The Night My Home Almost Went Up In Smoke
“Peter, COME HERE!” Laurel shrieked from downstairs. Based on the urgency in her voice, I knew this was not a “when-you-have-a-moment” type of request. I sprinted downstairs. Thick smoke was billowing from our family room. Laurel loves decorating. And she does it well. She uses candles in every room and for every occasion –...