If we aren’t waiting on some special missionary call from God (see previous post) and we are all called to love the world, does that mean everyone should travel overseas? Please don’t hear me saying that. It takes a certain maturity, a set of gifts and graces to be a good fit for living international. Continue reading “What to do when the world moves into the neighborhood – Relationships: with the world, Part 5”
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God’s heart for the foreigner, immigrant, and the stranger – Relationships: with the world, Part 2
When my grandmother was a little girl, the picture above was likely one of her first views of the United States of America. Edna Lewis was an immigrant from Wales, England. My family tree farther back also includes immigrants from Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. But the only immigrant in my family that I actuallyContinue reading “God’s heart for the foreigner, immigrant, and the stranger – Relationships: with the world, Part 2”
What God requires of you to enter his Kingdom – Colossians 1:9-14, Part 5
I love traveling internationally, collecting immigration stamps from other countries in my passport. Maybe you’ve caught that bug too, or you dream about it. I know this is a distinctly first-world privilege, as so many around the world have little realistic opportunity for such travel. But permit me to describe it. For citizens of theContinue reading “What God requires of you to enter his Kingdom – Colossians 1:9-14, Part 5”
What my sons’ mugshots taught me about citizenship
How about those two cute little mugshots? They are my two oldest sons in September 2000, when they were 3 and 2 years old. Our family of four had just moved to Kingston, Jamaica, and we had to apply for immigration status as legal aliens. That meant we had to get photos taken and useContinue reading “What my sons’ mugshots taught me about citizenship”
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