For Those Who Send
Dear Senders, The theme this week at Velvet Ashes is custodian, or as it is also known, stewardship. Often, in Christian circles we associate stewardship with money. Yet in God’s economy, money is only one type of currency. This week, we have talked about the many ways, as cross-cultural workers, we have been asked by […]
The Unlikely Custodian
Do you remember the names of any of your school custodians? I couldn’t tell you the name of even one of mine, from elementary to high school. Some were definitely men, and some were women, but beyond that incredible generality, it’s all a blur. I took for granted the work our custodians did. When I […]
A Time for Everything
The Preacher tell us in Ecclesiastes that “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” This space—Velvet Ashes—has been given to us. All of us. But you know that Velvet Ashes is nothing without you. Without people who serve One who loves all and wants to see more […]
Stewardship: Where Less Is More
When we started our journey to working overseas, I didn’t realize how much responsibility we were adding to our lives. As we slowly began selling our belongings, renting out our home, and traveling from state to state, the realization began to sink in that the process of simplifying our lives so we could leave for […]