Aliens and Strangers
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going....
Forever and Always Foreign
After five years of making my home in southeast Asia, you would think people would stop looking at me like I have little green blobs growing out of my head....
Returning Home
They say, “You can’t go home again.” I don’t honestly know who they are, but I think I’m learning it’s true. I have been...
My Unglamorous Overseas Life
I used to want a glamorous life, the kind that would attract attention and applause. I was the shy, unseen girl for most of my life,...
Don’t Neglect Your Vessel
There are seasons in life where it seems like we are neglecting every possible thing that can be neglected. Eating, showering, doing laundry, and getting a few hours of sleep...
Oh, the Places He’ll Take You {The Grove: Travel}
My first international flight was at the age of 19. To Israel. Solo. For some reason, this seemed perfectly reasonable and not as alarming as it should’ve...
When Traveling is Turbulent
It was four in the morning and beads of sweat were already dripping down my forehead. I had carried my two fifty pound bags down five flights of stairs, my...
How Ethnocentrism is Lost in the Wanderer’s Heart
ethnocentrismˌ ɛθnə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪz(ə)m/ noun evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture. Feelings on race relations...
Anxiety as Extra Baggage
Years ago, I was on a flight from Seattle to Moscow, Idaho. I had just spent a week away in Minneapolis with my husband getting vetted for cross-cultural work, I...
Coming Back to Life {The Grove: Refresh}
There is so much that must die in us in this life. It starts with a thought, a consideration, perhaps a calling. It starts at an altar,...
