A reflection on how belief steadies the mind, strengthens the body, and shelters the heart Faith holds a mysterious power over the human experience. It reaches deeper than optimism and stretches further than mere positive thinking. Faith anchors the soul to Someone greater, and in doing so, it steadies the body and quiets the mind. Scientists have spent decades studying what believers have always sensed intuitively: faith heals in ways both seen and unseen. Faith brings emoti

The unseen inheritance of spiritual compromise When my husband and I chose our wedding date — 31 October 1992 — we were very intentional. We wanted a day unshared by birthdays or other special events, a date that would belong solely to us. Back then, Halloween hadn’t yet reached South African shores, so the idea of our anniversary clashing with it never crossed our minds. Three decades later, it still grieves me that this day, sacred to us as a celebration of covenant love, i