Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Last week a neighbor popped over to give my children the toys she had earned through her grocery store purchases.
Category: Published writing
When it’s not my story
I have a prayer letter to write. It’s been on my to-do list for the past three weeks now —
God Breathed by Rut Etheridge
I am my own and I am mine. In the West, we live by this mantra. We proclaim it with
Pruning Season
July — here, in the Southern Hemisphere, the second month of winter. In southern Australia, this means just-above freezing temperatures,
Songs of Disruption
This year for science, my son is studying birds. Part of that study has been keeping a bird watching book,
Where Discernment Begins
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so
A Goodness We Can’t Keep to Ourselves
The word good is a staple of my vocabulary. I use it frequently, describing my mood, the work others have
A More Complicated Story
A few months ago, while we were back in the States for the holidays, a dear friend asked me how
Coming to Jesus
As 2018 draws to a close, my family is approaching the two-year mark of cross-cultural ministry. As this anniversary approaches,
[Not] Changing the World
It’s not a classroom I’m used to. I’m seated at a long table, chairs gathered around. No orderly desks lined