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...
A Higher Call than Reaching for the Stars
Dear friend, as children of God, we are called to shine like stars in the world to the glory of God. Our light will never fade when we’ve lived every moment of our lives to the glory of our everlasting Father.
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,...
The Friendship in Our Quiet Time
I glanced at the clock. There was still some time before I started a busy day. I flipped my Bible to Psalm 91. The words entered my head, but my mind was on my next...
Why Should We Study the Bible?
The greatest book of all time is the Bible. Its pages tell the story of us all. Men fought great battles, women had courage against the unknown, and everyday people accomplished amazing things. And many...
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...
Dear Prodigal Child, His Blood is Greater than Your Tattoos
Sin is like a tattoo. Imprinted. Permanent. It leaves a mark that can’t be removed cleanly. Not even vinegar and baking soda can wash it away. I’ve met people with arms covered in tattoos, living...
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,...
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