How often have you looked at your circumstances and thought: “God has abandoned me!” or “This is the bottom of the pit and there is surely no way out.” or “It will never get better.” 

In your overseas context, have you felt the tension between fitting in and/or standing firm? 

I thought I knew what the spring of 2020 was going to look like. We were to leave our current country of service where we have been for 10 years and move to the States for a year of furlough. We were then transitioning to another country in Europe...

I was standing in the cashier line, holding the French-press coffee maker I had chosen. Go check out the clearance rack. The thought kept nagging me, despite my attempts to brush it aside. Finally, desperate to regain my inner peace, I hurried ove...