I Despised Her to My Shame
She was an older single lady missionary. There were two families at the church’s missions conference, one on deputation going to serve in Uruguay (South …
A Not So Secret Ingredient for Marriage
Anniversary While in Quarantine Jennifer and I are three days away from finishing our 14-day quarantine in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We have returned to the …
Spiritual Dryness: Am I Trying to Walk in Two Directions?
Lillias Trotter stood at a crossroads.[1] The words of the renown nineteenth century art critic, John Ruskin, rang in her mind. “If you allow me …
Spiritual Dryness: Am I Hungry for the Wrong Food?
“Oh Lord, what is wrong with me?” future missionary Isobel Kuhn prayed. “Why can’t I sense Your Presence now as I have lately? Why has …
Spiritual Dryness: Is the Volume Up Too High?
You feel like you’ve done your duty, but something is missing. The intimacy you once experienced with God has fled. You feel spiritually dry. What’s wrong with your spiritual life?
Feeling Spiritually Dry?
“I feel like I’m just going through the motions.” “I’m not getting anything out of my devotions or church.” “I don’t feel close to God …
Servant Leadership, Pt. 2: Developing Leaders
What comes to your mind when you hear the term “servant leader?” In our first post on servant leadership, we noted that servant leaders are …
Getting Away with Murder: An “Acceptable” Atrocity
Could a society get away with a systemic culture of murder? As I have been researching missionary biographies while writing a sequel to Daring Devotion, …
Servant Leadership: A Biblical Theology, Pt. 1
Introduction Servant leadership is something people frequently talk about but rarely understand or practice. Many Christians seem to equate servant leadership with passive or subservient …
Why Are We Surprised? Confronting Shock-to-Shock Living with Truth
I slipped between the boulders and descended into the crack. Below me, I could hear my eight-year-old daughter whimpering. The darkness of the cave closed …