Isolation Reimagined
I spend a lot of time at home now. In China, I got out and around teaching classes, meeting teammates and friends, eating out and market-hopping. Now in Pennsylvania, I teach graduate courses in an online TESOL program…from home. I write and edit and meet with teammates via my computer…from home. Getting together with friends […]
The Epic Battle of the Blanket and the Bible
I’ve had many ladies encourage me over the years after I’ve voiced my frustration over not spending quality time with the Lord, “It is just the stage of life you are in. Don’t beat yourself up. The Lord knows your heart.” The problem with heeding that advice is that I have been in this stage […]
A Deep Well of Wisdom
It’s a meeting I will never forget: my friend and I were sitting over coffee and sandwiches when she started sharing hard parts of her story with me. Her tears flowed freely, and when she finished talking, she looked up at me with red, expectant eyes. In that moment, I felt as though time froze; […]
The Grove Prompt Spiritual Disciplines
Prayer, Bible Study, and Going to Church are the trifecta of spiritual disciplines in protestant evangelical Christianity. That’s the branch on the limb on the tree where I build my nest. And the green grass grows all around. Maybe these are the three spiritual disciplines with which you are the most familiar, too. They are […]