If you thought the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was the event of the century, there’s a wedding and marriage supper in the future you really won’t want to miss.

What is it about the movie “Hook” that has captivated kids (and their parents!) for nearly thirty years? Robin Williams, certainly. And pirates always help. And, of course, Tinkerbell was pretty neat. But that warm feeling the movie left us with…where did that come from? Ah, yes. The plot. That great storyline in which a man rediscovers joy. Peter Pan rediscovered joy, and audiences across the nation cheered and cried. He found his lost “happy thoughts” and, for the first time …

When I think of May, I think of flowers and moms. And just as there are endless varieties of blooms, moms are pretty diverse, too. They come in all shapes, sizes, states of mind, levels of mom-skills, and more. That variety means that even though everybody has a mother, not everybody shares similar experiences and memories of the iconic maternal influence. Perhaps this is why Mother’s Day comes under fire now and again. We enjoy celebrating Donna-Reed-type moms, but what …

When life is filled with troubles and stress, we crave chocolate, don’t we? Chocolate is our go-to comforter. When we’re feeling lonely, we crave Chocolate Kisses. When finances are stressful, we can find ourselves reaching for a 100 Grand Bar. And when we feel the need to be rescued, what’s not to love about 3 Musketeers? My troubles have sent me to more truffles than I care to admit. And maybe there’s a reason. When we’re stressed, our bodies produce …

If books and movies like The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or The Chronicles of Narnia spark your imagination and evoke longings you didn’t even know you had—and reading your Bible does not—you may be missing the point.