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Virginia's Story
This is Virginia's story of how she came into relationship with the Lord!
When Missionaries’ Kids Become Adults – What’s Next?
As the years pass living in my home country of Canada, I have sensed a growing disconnection from my TCK (Third Culture Kid) background. My second, third, and fourth homes across the globe are more...
How the Church can make Disciples...even in a Pandemic
Disciple-Making Groups can be trained to function as small churches and can reproduce themselves more easily than large churches. Here's a simple template for how to run a Disciple-Making Grou...
Shine
The moon has become an interesting metaphor for me of what it means to ‘shine brightly’ as a witness for Jesus Christ to the world.
Unlike the stars, which like our sun are gaseous ...
When You Feel like a Failure at Witnessing
Do you ever feel like me? I know what I am supposed to do, but sometimes I feel guilty for not doing it well. I suggest that most often, when we feel like we have failed, it is bec...
Witness
Being a witness to something extraordinary is nothing new. We witness the ordinary and extraordinary events taking place around us every day. Being a witness is normal. As disciples of Je...
Top 10 Most Valuable Mindsets for MKs & TCKs
We like Top Ten lists, don’t we? Bite-sized bits of information we can easily process and implement if we choose. Fashion trends. Vacation spots. I figure if it’s good enough for God’s Commandments...
Forced to Adapt or Choosing to Adapt?
We can let what’s happening around us mold us or we can be purposeful and seek God’s help in adapting to the changes that are going on around us and in us.
Visitors or Guests? How Warm is our Welcome?
One day our churches will reopen. As we prepare for that eventuality, churches would do well to discern the difference between treating newcomers as visitors or guests.
Stretching out Christmas
If you are like me, you are wishing that we could hold on to Christmas a little bit longer.
I don’t want to take the tree down or put away the decorations. Is it ok to sing Ch...
Memory and Hope
Memory and Hope are twin companions - at Christmas, as well as throughout our year - mingling the past with the future as we walk in the present.
An Advent List: 3 Ways to Practice LOVE
The celebration of Christmas is the celebration of God’s love.
Here are 3 suggestions to practice Love during the advent season.