Like many others coming out of the lockdowns and restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year, I felt like we were slowly digging out of the mire of two emotionally and physically draining years. Could our desperate times finally be over?

Well for me, the stripping away of all that it used to mean holds the opportunity to purposefully add in new traditions and new ways of seeing this most important Christian season of remembrance.

God took my small act of simply trying not to fall asleep at church and showed me a tiny glimpse into the incredible beauty of his global church.

Andrew & Mary Marshall discuss some of the ideas and habits around being a missionary couple, and how they make it work. 

I have gratitude for all that God's done while holding the tension of these strong desires that have yet to be fulfilled. But also, what gives me hope is that I can look back and see that I'm here as a result of God moving powerfully in my life. I can trust Him to move powerfully again.

I wish I could say I was prepared for the day that I walked away from my baby girl as the trees swayed in the summer breeze on the front lawn of the campus at Asbury University. But I wasn’t.

The thing about missions is that we are constantly living in a state of movement and fluidity. Teammates, colleagues, and study buddies are constantly coming and going.

He can meet us in the strangest of life phases and places, like our measurements and “to-do” lists.

There was no way I was going to rely on others (or God) for my complete well-being.

A volunteer—an intern—impacted his life. All she did was take the time to notice him, to talk with him, and to encourage him.

In the midst of it all, when the exhaustion, heat, and work can make you feel selfish, exhausted, and grumpy, you must die to yourself.

I think we often cheapen the true biblical meaning of calling and end up confusing ourselves.