Parting with Tradition
December has arrived, and with it the full onslaught of Christmas preparations. Our house is decorated; now I’m turning my attention to the holiday baking, gift-buying, and end-of-the-year and...
December has arrived, and with it the full onslaught of Christmas preparations. Our house is decorated; now I’m turning my attention to the holiday baking, gift-buying, and end-of-the-year and...
“When you go, more will come.” These words brushed against my spirit as I gazed out my bathroom window over three years ago. My posture seemed...
Holidays often find me with my hands in the dirt. My host city’s religious culture is split three ways. This means a variety of temples/places of...
It took me days to pack my bags. I weighed and re-weighed each suitcase, shuffling the heavy things, narrowing down what could actually make the final cut. I took...
“Time is flying by. And time is standing still,” a friend observed to me the other day, trying to sum up how life has felt during the coronavirus pandemic....
A few years ago, I lived in a sweet little cottage in rural America. Every spring, I’d spend hours cleaning up the yard and flower beds. One of the...
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...
In the busy chatter of the pub, it would be easy to overlook the powerful transition taking place over a pint. After a long and arduous journey, four friends—bonded...
Teary eyes give way to the gleam of expectation as "beautiful feet" cross the threshold between the known and unknown. With the Gospel work firmly implanted in her deepest...
You packed your bags. And your kids. Now you’ve arrived to start a whole new way of life. If you find yourself thinking, “Man! Doing this...
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