China
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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 with a cheerful, “早上好,” “Good… Continue reading
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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 with post-pandemic and post-高考ℹ️(college entrance… Continue reading
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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 to His glory, my efforts… Continue reading
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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 devolve into a noisy competition… Continue reading
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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 of garments, it dried upon… Continue reading
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Hanging with my Humans
After growing up in church and then finishing Bible college, I went on to complete a second degree at a public university. That’s when I started hanging out with “tax collectors and sinners.” A few weeks after completing my second… Continue reading
Water for the Weary 