The Blog
In a world with billions of broken hearts and smashed dreams, there is hope for us. We are Compelled to Fly.

The Beauty of Tears
How is it possible to love a sparrow, or a chicken, or hamster, or any other animal? I was discussing this today with a friend,

Our Example [Confrontation Part 1]
Recently I’ve been studying societal controversy, and rebuke of sin, in the Bible. The two are not the same; but they are both forms of

Let’s Turn the World Upside Down [Together]
9,150 miles away, the church’s largest annual youth conference is beginning. The topic? The Laodicean message. It’s a message to us, now, to take a

Accepted By The King
It’s Christmas Day in Cambodia! I helped to lead the school Christmas program on Monday, and then left on a moto trip to another province.

A Cambodian Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in Cambodia (indeed, Christmas isn’t either.) So I had normal work at the school all day, hence why I’m writing the post

When God Is Silent
But if I only KNEW, I could prepare for it. Yeah. Well… I know that God never withholds anything from us that would be in

When Armor isn’t Enough
I would venture to guess that you’ve never seen a more armored beetle than the one in the photo above. These Cambodian Rhinoceros Beetles do

Weeping May Endure for a Night
Much of the time, life in Cambodia bears a lot of similarities to life in the West, in spite of its differences. It’s nothing like

How 3 Minutes Equals 9+
My kitchen faucet has been a sorry story since I moved into this little house a month and a half ago. Yeah, it was more

The Gospel Must Go On
Last March, when the pandemic hit countries around the world, the church found itself in a problem. The church had 67,000 missionaries around the world,

The Good News on Election Week
You know what? It’s easy to forget about election day when you’re on the other side of the world. At least, until it’s already half

Air Conditioners and Cliffs (and lessons on trust)
I have a friend. She’s a year and a half old, now. A couple months ago, I was helping her family move to a new