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Beyond a Thousand Shadows releases September 1!

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  • Too Jaded to Believe in Miracles?
    Missions

    Too Jaded to Believe in Miracles?

    This essay originally appeared on A Life Overseas. My kids and I love reading missionary stories. You know the kind….

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  • Missionary Job Description: Feel Awkward
    Missions

    Missionary Job Description: Feel Awkward

    This article originally appeared on A Life Overseas. An Introvert Moves to India Shortly before we launched as missionaries to…

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  • Myth of the Ideal Childhood
    Missions

    Myth of the Ideal Childhood

    This post originally appeared on A Life Overseas. God created me with a strong aesthetic sense. That’s probably why the…

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  • Send Help. My Husband Believes in Me.
    Practical Christianity

    Send Help. My Husband Believes in Me.

    My husband Joshua has the annoying habit of believing I am capable and strong, like some kind of Wonder Woman,…

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  • Alternative Chapter One
    Behind-the-Scenes

    Alternative Chapter One

    I cut more than 10,000 words from my first draft of Hidden Song of the Himalayas. One guiding principle for trimming…

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  • The Barefoot Mile (Lyric Essay)
    Behind-the-Scenes

    The Barefoot Mile (Lyric Essay)

    Being constantly confronted with poverty is difficult, especially if there is a system in place to keep people in poverty….

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  • Darshika (A Poem)
    Behind-the-Scenes

    Darshika (A Poem)

    Five years ago, I began a task I wasn’t sure I could finish. I had written articles and essays, but…

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  • You Can Only Paint One Leaf at a Time
    Practical Christianity

    You Can Only Paint One Leaf at a Time

    Last week, I visited my little sister, who just had a baby. She named the baby Abigail! …and even though…

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  • A Major Breakthrough in My witnessing Journey
    Missions

    A Major Breakthrough in My witnessing Journey

    (Don’t you love all the car tracks in the above ultra-authentic camel photo I didn’t take?) I once shared the…

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  • Powerful Questions for Those Who Want to Share Their Faith
    Missions | Practical Christianity

    Powerful Questions for Those Who Want to Share Their Faith

    How can we cultivate the headspace and heartspace to share our faith in a world where there so much is…

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  • About the Author
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    • Beyond a Thousand Shadows
    • The Barefoot Mile
    • Hidden Song of the Himalayas
  • Articles + Essays
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