Back in March this year, Mark had a fall that landed him in the Intensive Care Unit. While the scans showed a minor skull fracture behind his left ear and a small bleed around the brain, the doctors were unsure of the injury’s actual impact until after further monitoring. I remember reaching the hospital and hearing Mark shouting in pain and at the medical staff. He was twisting and squirming in pain while physically fighting against the people who were trying to help him. This was not the...

In recent years, I have been challenging myself with this question: How can I be better than I am? As Christians, we are told in...