Make your way to any shopping mall this December, and chances are you will be greeted by familiar Christmas soundtracks. Whether it’s Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” or the cheerful “Feliz Navidad,” Christmas songs have a remarkable ability to lift our spirits. They tap into something deep within us—the universal longing to love and to be loved.

It’s that time of the year again — pumpkins on porches, cobwebs in shop windows, and adults donning Halloween-themed costumes. Everywhere we look, the world seems to celebrate horror — from haunted houses to zombie dramas that grip our screens. And children are not spared.   Some years ago, my family and I were taking a morning stroll in the park when someone called out to us. It was our neighbour, and when asked if she was there for exercise, she smiled and said she was atte

Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox...