Sometimes this blog serves as an online journal. Sometimes I share what God is showing me through teaching or reflection. Today seems like a journal day. Sarah taught me about what she thinks Jesus … Read more about The Big Sweaty Ball of Transition
Leaving our Children an Inheritance.
Have you ever heard of the acronym D.I.N.K.? Sarah and I were D.I.N.K.s our first year of marriage. There is a lot of freedom to being D.I.N.K.s. Double Income No Kids. Being married, getting two … Read more about Leaving our Children an Inheritance.
Two Questions
There are a couple questions I often hear from other missionaries. One is, "How's the language learning coming?" I think any person coming to live long term in a foreign country should make an effort … Read more about Two Questions
Searching
I don't often write poems. But sometimes the moment demands it. In the midst of processing our time in Cambodia's Stung Treng Province, this is what I came out. Days go by. Glowing sun, my … Read more about Searching
It’s the Way God Designed Us
The other day God spoke to us through the life of Daniel. There are different prophets in the OT that have different functions. For example, Elijah functioned as a voice or a herald, who opposed … Read more about It’s the Way God Designed Us
What Cultural Anthropologists Miss (pt. 2)
In the last post I mentioned I would give examples of what walking in the culture of the kingdom actually can look like. Example 1: Sarah and I don't often go to the riverfront, but one day … Read more about What Cultural Anthropologists Miss (pt. 2)
What Cultural Anthropologists Miss
What follows is something I have been chewing on for a while. It's my processing of some of the things we have been through since we left on this journey. To understand where I am coming from though, … Read more about What Cultural Anthropologists Miss
New Devotion Series – The Revelation of Jesus
A little preface to this post: I am aiming, keyword aiming, to start blogging thoughts on verses in the Book of Revelation. I have had it in my mind for some time now to write a devotional from the … Read more about New Devotion Series – The Revelation of Jesus
Anything Could Happen
Anything could happen right now. Occurrences happen all the time when we do not expect them. I was not expecting a local street dog to come into our class at school the other day, pee on the wall then … Read more about Anything Could Happen
