I didn’t think I would become a cross-cultural worker. Even though I always loved to travel, I didn’t think I would do ministry vocationally overseas. And certainly not in the middle east. Yet, when God invited me into the next season of the life ...

I would never call myself fearless, so what was I doing writing a middle-grade adventure novel on the topic of courage? It only goes to show that God has a sense of humor and can enable even the least of us to do His work. 

When they were small, our boys couldn’t wait for our group’s annual retreat so they could hear new stories of excitement and adventure from our colleagues who work in the Amazon jungle. The boys would sit on edge as Maritza recounted the furious r...

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.”