Mention the word hero and the mind conjures up a vast array of images. Those images might range from fictitious comic book characters, to larger than life sports celebrities, to the notorious rich and famous, to the great philosophical thinkers of this century. However, the truest heroes live by the Biblical mantra, “Greater love hath Read More
Huffing and puffing she grabs her soapbox, drags it center stage, climbs up and begins her rant. Toilet paper dispensers are not complicated, nor does their design vastly differ from one toilet to the next. So, please, please, help me understand why it is that soooo many of them sit empty? We aren’t talking about Read More
Growing up in church, the concept of foreign missions wasn’t unfamiliar to me, but neither was it personal. Missionary work was something other people did. In 2003 my husband took his first missions trip to Macedonia, I stayed home and took care of the children. In 2005 he made his first trip to Kenya, returning Read More
Technology is an amazing thing. I’m writing this column in October, from the privacy of my home, but by time it is published, I will have been in Kenya for approximately six days and will still have about that many more to go. No doubt I will have much to write about when I return, Read More
Artists are a unique lot, often seeing the world from a very different perspective. Now I may not draw or paint, but I definitely create through my writing. As an artist, my mind is always open and seeking inspiration. I never know when inspiration might strike; seeing a billboard on the highway, hearing a verse Read More
It is hard for me to believe I have been publishing my own blog since April 2009. I really discovered my love for writing during a college English course. After that semester ended, my desire to write did not, so my husband, James, created a blog where I could have both an avenue and an Read More
In my house garlic salt is a staple, it gets added to just about everything we cook. Just as garlic flavors our food, the concept of “missional community” should characterize our lives. Perhaps I sound as if I’m speaking French? Well hold on, the translation is coming. In the church world, missional living can be Read More
