The Real Purpose of Motherhood
When I found out I was pregnant with my first son, I thought the right thing to do in preparation for his arrival was to pare down my life and shift my focus entirely to motherhood. I immersed myself...
View ArticleRobert Frost Teaches Me About Missional Living
Today, my son and I read a Robert Frost poem, one I had never before encountered. It’s short, but its message reflected a missional perspective. See if you agree: A Time to Talk When a...
View ArticleMy Son, the Jesus Freak
My eldest son (“Harry”) who is nearly 9 years old has been on a Jesus kick of late. He wants to know of everyone he meets, “Are you a follower of Jesus?” In the past two weeks, he has asked at least...
View ArticlePractice With Purpose
This morning I have a post on The High Calling website, entitled “Practice With Purpose,” about our family’s time at Breakthrough Urban Ministries last summer. Here is the beginning of the piece, and...
View ArticleWhy “Safe” Can Be Dangerous
Safety. We parents crave it for our children and our families; we search for neighborhoods that are considered “safe,” we try to keep our children away from dangerous objects or scenarios, and we...
View ArticleOn Three Crazy, Courageous Men
As the world now knows, yesterday brought news of the passing of iconoclastic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has been memorialized in countless tweets, blog posts, and Facebook updates, not to...
View ArticleMy Son, the Jesus Freak, Part Two
A couple of months ago, I told the story of my eldest son “Harry”, who had been unabashedly sharing about his faith with his friend down the street. I just wanted to update you on some news about what...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With Settling?
Yesterday, I was talking with one of my sons about friends who are planning to enter into the mission field soon. I was sharing my excitement for their decision when my son interrupted me. “Will we be...
View ArticleLessons Learned from an Overseas Trip
Apologies for taking a while to post lately, but I’ve been in Scandinavia! =) My hope for either myself or my family this year was to go on an overseas missions trip together. But in the end, what...
View ArticleNYC’s Unlikely Defender
I’m so honored to have written the following article about Jimmy Lee, the executive director of Restore NYC, an organization that serves trafficked foreign nationals in New York...
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