Community Goes Both Ways
Perhaps like some of you, my Christian college years were colored with lots of language about intentional community, incarnational ministry, and walking with the poor. Due in large part to the work of Shane Claiborne and the New Monasticism movement, many of us millennial now-overseas-workers were first exposed to the ideas that led to us […]
Generous Hearts
They were of an uncommon mindset for their day. Imperfect people brought together in unprecedented generosity. A multitude of families and friends from all over Jerusalem, each one having sold their possessions, came and laid their gift at the apostles’ feet to distribute. The harmony of the Holy Spirit had brought them into one accord; […]
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 […]
There’s Enough
I started blogging several years before heading overseas, back when it was a way to share stories with close friends and family. I wasn’t building a platform or working toward a book project, but stringing words together gave voice and clarity to what I saw and experienced around me. I love writing. Stacks of journals […]
This Week’s Theme: Not My Own
Acts 4:32 (CSB) Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common. This remarkable example of selflessness and generosity found in the early church feels a bit impossible to us. Not […]