Our little missionary family travels a lot. I hate traveling. I particularly don’t like airports. Airport food is expensive, and rarely good. Seats are tiny and people are grouchy (including me). Every hour spent in an airport is one less year in...
God is too big to fit inside our heads. Jesus called the Holy Spirit the “Helper” (John 14:26) because the reality is that we can’t understand God without the Holy Spirit’s help. We need the Holy Spirit to help illuminate our minds and calibrate our...
Sanctification (i.e., becoming more like Jesus in our behavior, thoughts, attitudes, and desires) is not about human performance or legalism. It is about healing. But healing from what? Sin is a disease that attacks the image of God in every person...
It doesn’t take long for people in Haiti to figure out that I’m a foreigner. For starters, I’m not the same color. Add to this my funny accent and clumsiness when it comes to social protocols and etiquette. No matter how well adapted I could become...
In the past few decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications, and all indications are that technological progress and use of information technology will continue at a rapid pace. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids...
If technology in the classroom is effective; why do many students dislike it so much? The effectiveness of technology use in the classroom has become a controversial issue. While many teachers and students feel that it’s best to use technology...
What then does it mean to be an educator? Does it signify something different than the assigned job title? What I have learned through my work in higher education is that becoming an educator is not an automatic process. No one rejects, dislikes, or...
The movie Cast Away (2000) is about Fed-Ex executive Chuck Noland (played by Tom Hanks) who survives a plane crash only to be washed up on the shore of a small, desert island. Most of the movie is the story of Noland’s survival on the island. The...
Sitting in the back seat on the way home from church, little Charlie wasn’t his normal, chatty self. Mom and dad could tell that something was on his mind. After a little while, mom asked, “Charlie honey, what did you learn in Sunday school today?”...
When God delivered Israel from Egyptian slavery, one of the first things he did was change their calendar. It was crucial for Israel to understand that being God’s people meant that everything had to change, including very point of reference...