Six years ago, in the wee hours, my phone rang. I was bleary from 27 hours of travel, and barely able to discern where I…
A Quick Start Guide to Public Worship With Kids
As churches slowly begin holding live services again following COVID-19 closures, one thing is clear: Most won’t be hosting any form of children’s church or…
I’m Trying
The holidays are uncomfortable this year. I knew it would be this way; I dreaded it for the better part of the year. So maybe…
Yes, I Have a Problem
Hey, there. Do you really want to know why I’m so sad today? It’s a long story. No, it’s a really long story. I was…
The Long Return Home
I’m sitting in a coffee shop, 7:30 in the morning, in downtown Phnom Penh. And so begins the transition home following two weeks of training…
Now and Then: On Looking Back
There comes a time in every man’s life when he looks out at the world and says to himself: “What the heck happened?” It’s been…
The sting of hope
Lovely Facebook reminded me last week of a picture I took with my wife two years earlier while waiting in the Vancouver airport to board…
Transplanted
There were no oversized packets delivered, no “You’re In!!!” screaming from our mailbox. Even without the Facebook-worthy reveal, the result was the same: she’s in. Babita…
If I knew then
This week, we’re all struggling. Much of it is just the accumulated transition of now. Mary Hannah has been gone nearly a month, and we…
Nesting
T-minus 3 weeks until we meet this newest little blessing, and guess what? I’m ready.