Tag Archives: Faith

Your Support Circle of Six

Posted on April 24, 2023 by texpatfaith

A trusted friend and counselor once told me that it’s hard to have more than six meaningful relationships in your life at any one time. Even that number may be tough, depending on your personality and where you are serving. … Continue reading →

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Where Do Returned Global Workers Find Community?

Posted on July 19, 2019 by texpatfaith

Missionary Care: Providing a Place for Returned Missionaries to Gather

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Rightly Dividing Our Love for Country and Love for the World. Great Read from John Piper: Should Christians Be Patriotic

Posted on July 1, 2016 by texpatfaith

http://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-christians-be-patriotic Living among other cultures intensified my love for my own country. But it also clarified the difference between the love I feel for my homeland and the love I have for my brothers and sisters in Christ from all around … Continue reading →

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Great Read on Diversity from Dr. Mark Bailey, President of Dallas Theological Seminary

Posted on June 23, 2016 by texpatfaith

http://www.dts.edu/read/the-lord-loves-diversity-bailey-mark-l/

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Surface Community: The Obstacle to Encouragement

Posted on March 16, 2015 by texpatfaith

This week I continue my interaction with Encouragement: The Unexpected Power of Building Others Up, by Larry Crabb. Before my move to Port Moresby, I gleaned as much information as I could about Papua New Guinea, most of it through the … Continue reading →

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Rangers Lead The Way! – Pointe Du Hoc

Posted on June 6, 2014 by texpatfaith

June 6, 2014 – Remembering the 70th anniversary of D-Day. This post was originally published in 2011 after our trip to Normandy. Rangers Lead The Way! Pointe Du Hoc The Pointe Pointe Du Hoc is an amazing piece of shoreline. … Continue reading →

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Flying Fears

Posted on April 30, 2014 by texpatfaith

Having one child still in college means a perfectly legitimate excuse for a spring break trip. This year we arranged for our youngest daughter to meet us in Sydney, Australia. She flew the 16-hour “Pacific Express” from Dallas to Sydney … Continue reading →

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C. S. Lewis Blog: Happy 75th Birthday to The Hobbit!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by texpatfaith

  C. S. Lewis Blog: Happy 75th Birthday to The Hobbit!. I first read the Chronicles of Narnia when I was 11 yrs. old. My brother had bought them as a gift for my younger sister, but somehow they found … Continue reading →

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The Struggle for Faithfulness

Posted on July 11, 2012 by texpatfaith

The expatriate population is full of truly remarkable people. I’m often amazed and encouraged by the stories of faith that I hear. There is one particular group that seems to bear the challenges of expat living with extra resiliency. I’m … Continue reading →

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Visit to a Distant Planet

Posted on December 4, 2011 by texpatfaith

Imagine. It is the ultimate expat assignment. The boss asks you to leave your home and move to a distant land with an alien culture. You are given a specific message to communicate and a critical task complete. To do … Continue reading →

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