Psychologists say that people need three things to be happy: something to do, something to love, and something to look forward to. There is wisdom in that. We need meaningful work, someone beyond ourselves to love, and hope that gives us a reason to rise each morning, believing that tomorrow can be better. But these three things alone are not enough to be happy. We must also ask: Am I doing the right thing? Am I loving the right thing? Am I hoping for the right thing? We can

Imagine a beautiful bell hanging high in a church tower. It has been carefully shaped and polished. But inside, one small piece is missing: the clapper, the piece that strikes the bell and gives it a voice. Everything is in place for the sound to travel across the town. Yet the bell remains silent. Armenian poet Paruyr Sevak offers a similar image of the home: “A home without children is like a bell without a clapper.” I believe this image speaks to the Church as well. We res

Today we celebrate the Independence Day of Armenia. I think of the independence of Armenia as a testimony, as a declaration that no power, no empire, no obstacle can erase the destiny God has placed on His people. It’s about God’s faithfulness. It’s about His hand guiding a nation through valleys, through fires, through long nights of captivity, and bringing them into the morning of new life. After nine hundred years without sovereignty, after centuries of oppression and stru