Coming Over to Overcoming
In the name of “scriptural accuracy”—with a hint of procrastination—I did an Internet search on overcoming in the Bible. And this is why we check out what we think we know. I thought I’d find several verses about how God helps us to be overcomers. According to scripture, we are overcomers because of what God […]
When Going to the Copy Store Becomes Your Arch Nemesis
I lived in dread of making copies. My first year in China I didn’t have a printer, so nearly every day I headed to a small copy shop to print lesson plans and copy handouts. It was very simple, even with my extremely limited Chinese. I could just say the number of copies I wanted […]
Overcoming My American Self
There are so many things my American self had to get over living overseas. So many. So many times I had to squelch an eye roll and sigh silently to myself. So many times I had to remember that different doesn’t equal wrong or crazy. For example, ice in drinks. A totally normal and complete […]