A few years ago, a group of women on a short-term mission trip from the states came to a Thai temple and to the horror of their host began to hug some of the child novices! They explained, “We [...]
In Matthew 13 is the well-known parable of Jesus called ‘the parable of the sower,’ the first of seven parables teaching something about the Kingdom of God. Often when reading this parable, I’ve [...]
There are some sights in Thailand I could live without – for example, a red-legged centipede racing across my kitchen floor. (It was months before my toes didn’t curl every time I walked into the [...]
In the fall of 1971, the United States was in the midst of the Vietnam War, so as a freshman in college I decided to join the Air Force R.O.T.C. (Reserve Officers’ Training Corp) due to an [...]
Aunty Em was at the end of hope. The priest at the local temple hadn’t helped. The traditional medicine healer (witch doctor) hadn’t helped. The local medical clinic said they couldn’t find [...]
My wife and I were sitting in a Sala (pavilion) at a temple for a funeral. The younger brother of a good friend, and father of one daughter, was tragically killed in a road accident. While we [...]
There it was, a large white sign with the words “NO FOREIGNERS ALLOWED” painted in a very decisive shade of orange, and beyond it, a view of one of the most beautiful beaches I had ever seen in [...]
A Father to the fatherless In the village where we have our church, the population consists mostly of grandparents and their grandchildren. The parents go to find work in bigger cities. Most of [...]
“Now that I know God who is love and the creator of everything, I refuse to live my life in fear again” – Note Note used to live in fear and shame. She used to fear everything including [...]
I have been enjoying teaching chronological Bible stories with third-year Education students at the student center. They have been coming to the center for a year now, and they are interested to [...]
