Jesus learned obedience by way of suffering beatings and death on a cross. Even though He was without sin and lived a life of complete obedience to the Father (Hebrews 4:15), He learned what it meant to obey. It is clear from Jesus’ prayers throug...

“Ugh, I can hear you!” I said with frustration underneath my breath, but still loud enough for my mom to hear.

Most of us as cross-cultural workers are well-accustomed to obeying in the hard decisions. After all, we left everything that was familiar and traveled to foreign lands filled with different languages, cultures, and customs. Many of us felt a clea...

I couldn’t believe the words that had come out of my mouth. I had just said I would be willing to go to a place I’d hated. When I’d left that country five years before, a friend asked if I would ever consider going back. I had adamantly avowed, “N...