Re-entry is Not a Returning
I thought I’d have words of wisdom about re-entry after two years back stateside. It’s a surprise and a disappointment to me that I am still struggling to find...
Category: Spiritual Formation
My Cup Runneth Over
It was there in the Garden of Eden, in the circling of the wilderness, and in the sufferings of Job. It was evident on the tongues of the Pharisees,...
Science, Pandemic and Me
Has God ever revealed something to you suddenly? Have you ever felt a switch go off in your brain that resets your perspective? I have....
Full Circle
It was a warm spring day in the small market town where I lived in rural Asia and from my window I could see the glint of sun-kissed rice...
A Tale of Two Mentors and The God Who Always Sees
Once upon a time there was a woman with two mentors - mentors she didn’t know she even needed. The two mentors had different styles, but...
Beyond the Mountaintop
My husband and I just relocated to our third country in the last two years. Each time we move, we get to travel once again on that lovely cultural-adjustment...
Hiding with Eve
I have been thinking a lot about Adam and Eve recently, about why God created them (and us), what their sin was and why they were expelled from the...
Hidden Fault Lines
The questions Just. Never. Stop. From my home culture: You have a woman who cooks and cleans for you? Lucky! So, what do you do all...
Our Gift to You
When my grandmother passed away last summer, of course I wished for one more day with her. But what I really wished is that I had written down...
I’ll Take Your Shoulders
Around Thanksgiving, I signed up to run a race in late January. Since I’ve abandoned the life of a solo runner (see that story here), I invited my friends...
