It's #SiblingSaturday! I grew up in Armenia during the early 1990s, when the country was passing through painful and difficult days. Life was not easy. Even among young boys, the hardship of those days sometimes showed itself in tension between neighborhoods. One winter day, my brother Arsen and I were walking through the snow on our way to judo practice. Along the way, we met some boys from another neighborhood, and suddenly a fight broke out. At one point, I fell into the s

During one of my recent visits to Boston, I came across an old locomotive. It stood there like a witness from another time, a reminder of the days when trains carried people across mountains, valleys, and open fields, long before airplanes and modern electric trains became part of everyday life. Those great engines were massive, noisy, and powerful. But their strength came from something very simple: water, fire, and pressure. In Armenian, such locomotives are called շոգեկառք

In Scripture, the image of the shepherd is one of the most tender ways God shows His love for us. A shepherd guides the sheep, feeds them, protects them, and brings them back when they wander. In ancient times, the shepherd walked ahead of the flock, leading the sheep to green pastures and still waters. But often, behind the flock, there were dogs watching carefully. They kept the sheep together. They protected them from danger. They made sure no sheep was left behind. This g