November 04, 2025
LISTENING
Abide
I listen to my friend as she tells me about the news report that I cannot understand on my own. I live in Cairo and the news comes tumbling out of the radio in Arabic. We stand in the kitchen and my friend chooses words and phrases in Arabic that ...
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November 03, 2025
LISTENING
Being a woman in ministry
Contentment
Feeling known & understood
Obedience
At first it felt miserable knowing the island was my new home for who knew how long. As a young, single English teacher, I moved into a dank villa surrounded by other dank, concrete buildings. In a matter of days, a huge typhoon hit. Running water...
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October 31, 2025
OVERCOMING
Grief, loss, & depression
Close friendships overseas
I got the call from my husband a few Sundays ago.
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October 30, 2025
OVERCOMING
Grief, loss, & depression
Hope
There are some events in life that are so painful, they threaten to wreck you from the inside out. The death of a loved one can be an example of one of these kinds of events. I recently read Pastor Levi Lusko’s story in his book “
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