The people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up Matthew [... more]

The people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up Matthew [... more]

It was a warm summer day and my four-year-old granddaughter Mollie and I were taking a break from playing ball As we sat on the porch with our glasses of water Mollie looked out at the yard and said ldquo Look at the puddles of sunshine rdquo The sunlight was filtering through the thick foliage to create a pattern of light amid the dark shadows Puddle of sunshine Isn rsquo t this a beautiful image for finding hope in dark days In the midst of what can often be challenging times mdash when good news seems in short supply mdash [... more]

During the COVID- pandemic many Singaporeans stayed home to avoid being infected But I blissfully continued swimming believing it was safe My wife however feared that I might pick up an infection at the public pool and pass it on to her aged mother mdash who like other seniors were more vulnerable to the virus ldquo Can you just avoid swimming for some time for my sake rdquo she asked At first I wanted to argue that there was little risk Then I realized that this mattered less than her feelings Why would I insist on swimming mdash hardly an [... more]

In the mid- s two people participated in research on the effects of darkness on the human psyche They entered separate caves while researchers tracked their eating and sleeping habits One remained in total darkness for days the other days Each guessed how long they could remain in darkness and were off by months One took what he thought was a short nap only to discover he rsquo d slept for hours Darkness is disorienting The people of God found themselves in the darkness of impending exile They waited unsure of what would take place The prophet Isaiah used darkness [... more]