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God Never Makes a Mistake
Nabil Costa shares his personal journey to advocate for his son, Christopher, and reflects on how Lebanon has changed over the past decade to more inclusive.
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Christian Living
4 Capabilities of Cultural Awareness
What capabilities mark out those growing in cultural awareness?
Christian Living
Stories from Pakistan – Part 2
As we listened to his stories, we felt as if we were listening to a modern day book of Acts, our faith was stirred and we were so encouraged.
Christian Living
Stories From Pakistan – Part 1
As we listened to his stories, we felt as if we were listening to a modern day book of Acts, our faith was stirred and we were so encouraged.
Christian Living
Why not us?
And then I begin to compare my life to the lives of the people who I admire and I start to think – Have I done enough? Have I prayed enough? Why would God ever use me? But these questions are all leading me to one person…
Bible
You Don’t Have to Read to Know Scripture
Regularly engaging with the Bible helps people to come to faith and to grow in maturity as believers. Reading the Bible individually is just one way…
Christian Living
The Shhhhh of God
Be thankful. Lift your eyes to Jesus, know that He’s very close and listen. Rest, Quiet, Shhhh.
Christian Living
Ready to die for Jesus
He fears for her life as if any of his 15-20 members of his family catch on that she is a believer they will kill her and maybe him also. They have two young kids.
Christian Living
Not in Kansas Anymore!
I work in an education centre for Syrian refugees who cannot access education in a traditional school. As I walked in to work on the first day of this school
Christian Living
Shame Free (Part Two)
Everything was different about this church; the heat, the sounds, and the smells. Natalie was driven along the streets that belonged to the pimps of the district in India. She
Christian Living
Shame Free (Part One)
Shame plays an integral role in Middle Eastern culture. So much so, that since living here, it has been a daily (and sometimes hourly) battle to stand in my identity
Ramadan: For Women
Ramadan has come back round with its pretty flags and bizarre working hours. It is also a time to learn, every year I learn more about my Muslim friends
Christian Living
What does it feel like attending a white majority church?
It was a number of months ago that a suggestion was made that we should create a video where ethnic minorities share their experiences of joining a predominantly white church.
Christian Living
To Woke or Not to Woke?
‘To woke or not to woke? that is the question’ by Ian Geary “Having a form of godliness but denying its power….” 2 Timothy 3v5. “In a world bereft of
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 3: Singles Support and Sending
In Parts 1&2, Hayat shared some of her experiences as a single female living in an Arabic speaking part of the world, then shared some wisdom from Romans 12 on
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 2: Belonging to each other
One family here have taken me in and consider me to be one of theirs. I’m expected to celebrate Eids with them, to come over for iftar (the daily breaking
Being Part of a Collective: Singleness Marriage and Family. Part 1: Being Single in the Arabic Speaking World
One of my favourite things about the Arabic speaking world is the high value placed on hospitality and the extended family. Living in this part of the world, it is
Christian Living
Dealing with loss in cross-cultural service (resource)
While loss is an unavoidable part of life this side of eternity, many have noted that cross-cultural living comes with more loss than usual. Moving to a new culture, whether
Who May We Be Overlooking?
Who May We Be Overlooking? The hot, African sun was beating on my head as I walked through a camp for internally displaced people in Soroti, Uganda. Line upon
Location, Location, Location
We moved apartments at the beginning of December, partly because (due to the economic situation here) our rent had got very expensive, but also because we’d found that local friends
15 Things I Want to Tell My Third Culture Kids
Rachel Pieh Jones Shares 15 things she would like to tell her third culture kids. To reassure where life has been hard and to celebrate what has been amazing. Read
SHARE THE ADVENT STORY IN ANY LANGUAGE
Photo Credit: baerchen57 via Compfight cc First published www.towinsome.com If you had nothing but the Bible as a guide, what would you do to celebrate Jesus’ birth? I’m wondering because here in my Middle
Christian Living
And there is hope.
There are many times when we have heard devastating stories from people’s lives. I have been learning how to respond with love, faith, empathy and compassion. Writing poems helps me
Christian Living
An Ordinary Multitude – Reflections on Unreached21
“We are never going to see a world saved with an extraordinary few, we are going to see a world saved with an ordinary multitude.” This is a quote from
Christian Living
I just can’t do it anymore
An honest account of a church-planter who came to the end of herself and why it was just what she needed Pulling my mask aside to sip my coffee, and