Truth-Telling Creativity

Truth-Telling Creativity

A few years ago I was back in Australia, my passport country, for a short whirlwind of visiting and support raising. Sydney was my final stop – here I would renew visas and visit embassies before flying out again. Although the embassy I needed didn’t open until later, I made my way early into the […]

Recreating God

Recreating God

My relationship with God is a struggle. When I was in early elementary school I would pray the sinners pray every night because I believed that it mattered and it would save me.  Then, when we moved to Mongolia it became clear to me that God’s Kingdom was paramount over individuals and that my suffering […]

The Business of Recreation

The Business of Recreation

My family was already in a crazy, rocky season when the pandemic hit. We had been temporarily co-pastoring a church with another expat couple, found out that the permanent pastor could no longer move down, and then experienced a major fall out with our co-pastoring friends. It had been six months of trying to find […]

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