I went to Cairo last year. It was a little like coming home and a little like going to a foreign land. Many years have passed since I lived in that part of the world, so there was an element of newness. I tried to capture it in this description of my first impressions: I arrive in Cairo and walk…
Only a couple of weeks left of summer…what? I’m in that awkward stage of trying to finish the summer well while also preparing for the kids to start the Fall semester and me to slip back (or rather: force myself back) into a routine. It’s like trying to switch into neutral and first gear simultaneously. My writing has been pushed…
This excerpt is taken from my devotional book Cottage in the Kampung: “That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.” Mark 1:32 I have watched so many Bible movies (and as a child seen so many flannel-graph stories) that the scenes in my mind, as I read Bible stories, are often a sterile picture…
I am thankful for freedom and thankful that my passport country allows so much of it for me. Yes, there are a lot of things to complain about, be concerned about, speak out about, and even regret when it comes to the United States of America. But on the other hand, having lived in six other countries in addition to…
