I hope for her

This makes me so sad.
 
Some excerpts:

“If people know that I’ve converted to Christianity, they might take the law into their own hands. If they are not broadminded, they might take a stone and throw it at me.”
Maria – not her real name – is a young Malaysian woman who has lived a [...]

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Only human

If you can’t tell, I’m giving up on the series on evangelism and formation.  I think it’s important, but my thought aren’t formed-enough on it, yet, to be able to do it justice.  It’s simmering around back there, but it’s not yet ready to eat.
What I am thinking a lot about his this–I am only [...]

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Thunk

I’ve never before been a blocked creative, but that’s really how I feel lately.  I try to think about writing, ideas, etc., and there’s nothing there.  No, it’s not like that.  It’s not like reaching into a pond, feeling around, and finding nothing.  It’s more like reaching into a pond only to hit a wooden [...]

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Climbing to the light

L.L. Barkat, over at Seedlings in Stone, has written a beautiful post about why we healing takes time.  I love the image of being stuck in a labyrinth, and having to climb out even after we’ve found light.
It parallels nicely with another image of growth that I’ve come across.  It’s like we’re climbing from the [...]

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Formation and Evangelism: What does it mean to follow Him?

Forgive the fact that this series is so spread out: Dave and I have a lot of changes going on right now and are doing a lot of work discerning what should change and how and when and where.  That’s draining.  I love blogging, but I’ve been too tired to make sense or be creative [...]

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