When You Feel Like You Just Can’t Pray
Have you ever felt like you just can’t pray… or don’t want to? Like the world around you is in chaos but you cannot do anything about it—not even pray?
Ask, and It Shall Be Given You
“Can we buy some grapes?” my five-year-old sister Elisabeth asked me. “I really want some grapes.” “We don’t have money to buy grapes right now,” I answered, and her face fell. “But you can pray...
Two Simple Thoughts to Help TCKs Thrive
People do things that make sense to them. Get to know their world. Live IN the world as you shine as a light for Jesus. And, bloom where you are planted.
How Much Should We Change Ourselves to Adapt?
When we as TCKs move to another country, a new school, or to a different environment, many of us automatically start to perceive new cultural behavior patterns. We may tend to observe, discern, ruminate, learn,...
How Can We Reflect Jesus?
A while ago my aunt gave my siblings and me suncatchers shaped like flowers that we stuck in our garden. All throughout the year they faithfully reflect the sun in their bright colours. Even on...
The Comparison Traps
When we compare, it can go one way or another. It is only good when doing so in light of Christ. For example, we perceive who we are as sinners in God’s eyes and that...
The Christian Life Is Not a Motorway
I always smile when I see authors mention European motorways in their novels. Often, they will have characters comment about how fast they are, how scary they are, how [fill in the blank] they are....
To the Discouraged Sower: Persevere
Imagine sowing Gospel seeds day after day and not one of those people placed their trust in Jesus. On the other hand, a fellow believer has been reaping a harvest. Does this sound like you?...
This is My Story
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood,...
Passion or Purity?
Some of us are familiar with the work that is Passion & Purity by Elizabeth Elliot. In this book, Mrs. Elliot talks about sustaining purity in a world that’s full of passion. Pretty self-explanatory right?...
10 Lepers & Thankfulness
In Luke 17:11-19, we are given a special story of thankfulness. Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem when he was met by ten lepers on the road. They stood at a distance and called out to...
What’s Your Perspective?
I like traveling. Traveling, especially flying, is full of its own adventures—covid tests, packing, staying within the luggage weight limit, going through security checks, airplane food, turbulence, trying to sleep on an eight-hour overnight flight,...
How TCK Life is Like a Chameleon Egg
Elijah and Dad watched the chameleon eggs in front of them intently. The minuscule shapes swayed back and forth, a small crack appearing on one. “Oh look! It’s starting to come out!” Elijah gasped....
Imperfect but Perfect
“Look, I picked up more leaves than you!” boasted Jessica, my five-year-old cousin. “Thanks!” I answered, quickly sweeping up the scattered remains of what had been a nice, tidy pile of leaves. “You did a...
When You See The Cross You Can (& Cannot) Stop Striving
A Lesson Learned While Hiking I took a deep breath and deliberately placed one foot in front of the other. The path was narrow and was surrounded by rocks and bushes. Because the path was...
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