No Island {On the Value of Mentorship}

January 9, 2012
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I originally wrote this article following the three month opportunity we got to host and mentor a team of college-aged students on a trip to Thailand in the Fall of 2010. As we begin to re-launch this ministry this summer, I’ve been thinking lately about the immense value of a life done in community, in [...]

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Sunrise

January 5, 2012

I watch the sunrise this morning, listen to the roosters wake up the world. The sky gradually grows more pink and less grey, like God has daylight on a dimmer switch and is patiently spinning the knob. My instant coffee, which I’ve actually grown not to hate, sits on the table stacked with books I’ve [...]

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Favorite Posts of 2011

January 1, 2012

So they say that you need to look back to look ahead. Okay, well, I’ve actually never heard anybody say that. I just made it up because it sounded like a good introduction for a post about favorite posts from the past year. Though, really, I guess if you did that, you would just end [...]

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A New Years Activity

December 30, 2011

If you are throwing or going to a New Year’s Eve Party and need an easy {and intentional} party game, or if you are with your family during New Year’s Day and want a simple activity to reflect on the past year, here’s an easy idea– no odd supplies, crafty-skill, or hours of dedication required, [...]

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From Our Ride to Yours, Merry Christmas

December 23, 2011
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Merry Christmas, Friends. Thanks for journeying with our family, for entering conversations here, and for supporting us in a million different ways this past year. We hope your holiday season is full of rich, take-your-breath-away-good-kind-of moments. We hope, too, that the gift  of the King-who-came-down truly overshadows everything, everything, else. Happy Holidays, ya’ll.  And we’ll [...]

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Simple Idea for Making Christmas More Meaningful

December 21, 2011

If you are a last-minute kind of person who needs a super simple idea for making the Christmas season more intentional with your kids this year, even 4 days before the big day, consider this:  “{# of Days Left Before Christmas} Days of Holiday Cheer”  1. Declare the Tradition. Insert however many days you have left [...]

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God is Not a White Man

December 16, 2011
God is Not a White Man

I heard the other day about a Thai woman who loves Jesus but chooses not to call herself a Christian. Instead, she classifies herself a “Buddhist Christ-Follower.” She recognizes that the term Christian in this part of the world is thick with cultural and historical meanings from the West that she would rather not identify [...]

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When Skype Falls Short {on Christmas Away from Family}

December 15, 2011

As the holidays approach, thoughts of my family back home are never far from my mind. Special occasions rub the reality of living far away from home a bit raw this time of year. In light of that, I thought it appropriate to re-post this article I wrote last December. I reckon in many ways, [...]

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Last Minute Ideas for Christmas

December 13, 2011
Last Minute Ideas for Christmas

So you are slammed with making cookies for the kid’s class party and ordering that present for your mom and wrapping up that project at work, and, geez, it’s already mid-December.  And your last-minute to-do list grows longer than your 3 year-old’s wish list for Santa. I get it.  This is a pyscho time of [...]

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When You Struggle with Guilt at Christmas

December 11, 2011
When You Struggle with Guilt at Christmas

I posted this vlog about struggling with guilt at Christmas last year for another site, but thought it worth a second look. Ya know, because it’s the holidays and all. . . **************** What is the biggest thing you struggle with during the holiday season, in general? During THIS holiday season, in particular? Go ahead, [...]

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The Cosmic Bartender

December 7, 2011

We walk up to the bar, and we slap a hand down. “Give me your best,” we tell the bartender. And we wait, expectant and hopeful. And the bartender mixes– the perfect concoction, no two drinks the same. This amount of bitter, this measure of sweet. A shot of strong, several shots of weak. A [...]

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