Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day

World War II and Me My Birth Family I’m the granddaughter of a half-Jewish woman whose nieces, nephew, and sister-in-law were killed upon arrival in Auschwitz. Her brother, my great uncle, survived Auschwitz, but only just. This grandmother’s Jewish fiancé...
What We Say Matters

What We Say Matters

My Sweet Rebel After adjusting my wailing baby’s cover to keep the drizzle off his clothing, I continued pushing the stroller up the road. My toddler was running on ahead, as she often did. “Cathy, stay away from the curb!” “It okay, Mommy. I not fall.” I ground my...
Is the Bible True?

Is the Bible True?

A Great Conference Many years ago, I went to a conference in the often not-so-sunny Vancouver called God’s Word Written. The topic was the “truthfulness, dependability, and power of the Bible.” I figured I probably wouldn’t hear anything new, but that it’d just...