Top 10 Reasons I Love Remaining
Our triune God values remaining. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine,...
Get the Party Started
Weddings in Cambodia are elaborate affairs. The venue is often a long tent that takes up at least half of the road (usually more). Music begins to blare from loud...
Stay for a Coffee
One of the first things I learned about French culture is that it is sloooow. If a culture has a love language, the love language of the French is unmistakably...
Welcome to the Table: The Serviette
The Serviette encourages people to share their tables in a way that bridges cultural and religious gaps, shows creativity, and serves others. Julie's vision both for her blog and for...
The Power of Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of the first treats I learned to bake as a young girl was chocolate chip cookies. My mom made sure we had two homemade cookies in our lunches each...
How to Fight Being Tired, Frustrated, and Discouraged
Don’t you wish you could find a kindred spirit among the limited amount of expats around you? (Or maybe you just wish there was another expat nearby.) Wouldn’t that make...
The Commitment to Make When You’re Maxed Out on Commitments
2015 was a tough year for me. After a glorious Home Ministry Assignment the previous year celebrating our son’s graduation from college...
Redeeming Facebook through Connection Groups
Remember that "simultaneously tired but exhilarated by the experience and sad it's over" feeling of getting home from summer camp? The end...
Introducing Our Brand New Site
We are the dreamers, the goers, the doers. We are the stumblers, the broken, the failures. We are the helpers,...
An Interview with Eine Blume
Today we’re interviewing some of Velvet Ashes’ favorite musicians! Caleb and Erin Paxton are the husband and wife behind Eine Blume, the band that created our Velvet Ashes Retreat music...
