But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all [...]
When we traveled far from home for a retreat a few weeks ago, we took advantage of the wonderful restaurants, little boutiques selling South African coke {made with real sugar} and European [...]
“Do you know a man named David? Tall, white, bald man named David?” A boutique owner asked me when I ducked in to buy a coke on our recent trip to another country for a conference. “Yes, I know [...]
We recently attended a conference in a neighboring country. The drive was long but the view was beautiful once we finally arrived. We were grateful for the opportunity to meet other Westerners [...]
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to smell French style Guinea bread without thinking of Mariama. Mariama was an outcast. Her dilapidated hut sat beside a peanut field on the edge of [...]
I ordered a vegetarian pizza at a new roadside dive last night for dinner. I never know what will top a vegetarian pizza when I order one here. The dill pickle was excellent. I wasn’t so [...]
If you didn’t receive our Christmas card with this and other highlights from our year please send us your postal address and we’ll add you to our mailing list. May God bless you for [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. I have found the words of this historic, first Thanksgiving proclamation to be both timely and God-honoring: Washington, D.C. October 3, 1863 [...]
