I have a friend who lives in darkness. Her giant house has armored doors. There are snarly dogs in her courtyard and a muscular, protective husband in her home office. She never leaves home unless covered from head to toe,…
Alex and Anna I’ll never forget meeting Alex* and Anna.* For me, it was like meeting Beyoncé or Michael Jordan. With admittedly fewer cameras and less bling. Alex and Anna had served in Asia for ten years. My husband and…
This essay originally appeared on A Life Overseas. My kids and I love reading missionary stories. You know the kind. There are witchdoctors. There are dreams and visions. And there are divine appointments with so many moving parts you can…
This article originally appeared on A Life Overseas. An Introvert Moves to India Shortly before we launched as missionaries to India, I was gifted a book. The title was something like Home at Last. This book disturbed me. In it, the…
This post originally appeared on A Life Overseas. God created me with a strong aesthetic sense. That’s probably why the book We Help Mommy appeals to me. This idyllic Little Golden Book features illustrations by Eloise Wilkin, who was so…
My husband Joshua has the annoying habit of believing I am capable and strong, like some kind of Wonder Woman, except with a super-modest, incarnational wardrobe instead of a metal corset. He is always encouraging me and pep-talking me and…
(Don’t you love all the car tracks in the above ultra-authentic camel photo I didn’t take?) I once shared the gospel with a group of burly Arab camel tour guides whose camel bit me on the leg. (It’s okay. You…
How can we cultivate the headspace and heartspace to share our faith in a world where there so much is against us? Popular opinion, our own flaws, entire governments… not necessarily in that order… I don’t have answers. Mainly I…
My friend Lars likes to bring fun things with him wherever he goes. Sometimes, it’s a hammock. Other times, it’s a slackline. In case you haven’t seen slackliners practicing at your local park, this modern sport is similar to tightrope…
A few weeks ago, I was talking with a Muslim friend about her beliefs. “How do you know XYZ is true?” I asked. She stared at me for a moment. “Because the Quran says it’s true.” “How do you know…