I’ve long been fascinated with people, specifically their cultures. When I was a little girl, I would go to the library or our family’s set of encyclopedias (yes, pre-Google), and read about different countries and their practices. Sometimes I would try to make costumes like the ones I saw in the picture or food from […]
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Money Troubles? Try Giving.
Give money away?! Really? That’s the best way to see more income? Before you run away in horror, just read one more paragraph (okay, two): The universe runs according to laws. The law of gravity. The law of cause and effect. The law of thermodynamics. Whether you believe in these laws or not, doesn’t matter. […]
Grace: Is It Cheap?
During my early years in China, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of discipleship and “costly grace” had a solid impact on the way I thought and ministered. His example of giving up comfort and recognition and paying the ultimate price as a “traitor” under the Hitler regime was something worth following. He lived out what it looks […]
What Turkeys Taught Me about Exclusive Church Groups
During this present furlough, we have been staying with my father on his 10 acres just outside of my hometown in Colorado. In the spring, there are usually 2 herds of wild turkeys that descend upon his field and stay, ironically, until just before Thanksgiving. The other day I saw one of the female turkeys […]