Weird with Hope
I was speaking at a conference recently. Sitting at a round dinner table, waiting for my turn to hop up, my chair was turned around backwards facing the other guests while we listened to the current speaker. I noticed the older couple sitting in front of me wasn’t drinking the tea or water that I […]
Sacrificial Overflow
The word overflow can feel frivolous. “We have so much it can spill out and we have no fear because there is more.” Yes, the times when we have overflow born out of abundance are a gift. But in 2 Kings there’s a story about a widow and a need. And in her time of […]
Not My Own
I still remember her grabbing my hands and leading me to a back bedroom to hand it to me. It was a check for the exact amount I had prayed for. Our car in Africa had crossed over from the “frugal” vehicle to the “unsafe” vehicle. We had been grabbed and robbed because of the […]
And This is Why We Velvet Ash
Almost 10 years ago I wrote a blog. I guess it was a blog, maybe it was really just more of a long post on Facebook. My hometown had just gone through a devastating tornado that killed 153 people, and I sat half a world away watching it unfold. I couldn’t sift through debris with […]
You are Not Alone {#GivingTuesday}
You probably know a cross-cultural worker who is serving in an isolated region. Or going through a rough season. Or just lonely. You may be a person serving in an isolated region. Or going through a rough season. Or just lonely. We want her to know she is Not Alone. We want you to know […]