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  • The Joy of Fitting In

    The Joy of Fitting In

    (A note about terminology: In China, people from other countries are referred to as “外国人,” “foreigners.” In English, people like me are comfortable calling ourselves “foreigners.” However, I would never use the English term to… Read more

  • Positively Jealous

    Positively Jealous

    The Chinese language has two words for jealousy, one negative and the other positive. The first, 嫉妒, is similar to the English word. It’s an envy that veers toward hatred. Instead of celebrating another’s success… Read more

  • Mutual Giggling

    Mutual Giggling

    On my way to work in the mornings, I enjoy exchanging greetings with my neighbors. Most of them are elderly and unfamiliar with other cultures. Still, I often follow my American customs and greet them… Read more

  • The Battle

    The Battle

    Sometimes teaching feels like a battle. This school year my colleagues have been talking a lot about a lack of motivation in their students. We’ve come to the conclusion that our students may be struggling… Read more

  • Giving Up on Glorifying, Part 2

    Giving Up on Glorifying, Part 2

    The Gift of Presence Recently, I’ve felt disillusioned with glorifying. In part, I’ve wondered about this question: How can I give Jesus something that already belongs to Him? Yet, even when I’m bowing in surrender… Read more

  • Giving Up on Glorifying, Part 1

    Giving Up on Glorifying, Part 1

    Glory Belongs to the King Watching the video of the Maverick City Music version of “Revelation 19:1,” the song takes me back to the unbridled days of my youth when Vacation Bible School singing would… Read more

  • Grit

    Grit

    …fine yellow sand from the Gobi Desert…drifted down into the streets, sand whirled in eddies and filtered through doors and windows. It silted into corners and lay upon tables and chairs and in the crevices… Read more

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