What I got to sit right in the middle of on a random evening in a random backyard in the middle of Asia.
This Moment
A Little Perspective on Our Homecoming
For us, going home to our 75-square meter house normally requires that we hold a stiff upper lip, put on our big boy and big girl pants, and take the plunge.... This time, however, we were heading back home with a rather different perspective.
And Then We Had a Logo
And then we had a logo. And we love how it turned out!
Author God: Free Will and God’s Sovereignty
Literally nothing about any character in an author's story is outside the sovereign control of the author. And yet, when the author endows his characters with life, they stand up and begin speaking of their own accord.
Medicine and Magic
"It is awfully easy to poke fun at ideas that sound like little more than backward, misinformed superstition. The first time you chuckle. The hundredth time you clinch your jaw to prevent yourself from saying what you really think." Then you stop and think about your own culture.
Hope Up In The Air
"You cannot buy this confidence, this freedom, this hope, this security." But someone can give it to you for free.
Author God: Writing with Purpose
One day the illusion of random occurrence and meaninglessness will be rolled back, and we'll finally see that all details were carefully planned with a specific purpose.
On Being Influential
"I can have an influence now, where I am, with the people I know. I don’t have to wait until I reach the top 100 most influential people." Click to read more.
Losing What You’ve Never Had
I love reading and writing stories because they have endings. Our story doesn't have an ending yet—at least not from our perspective. We're still slogging through the thick of it. We don't know what's coming up in the next chapter. All we can do is trust the Author, a Father who loves his children more than I would ever be capable of loving mine.
Sheep for Surgery
When Ulan's nine-year-old sister needed her appendix out, you'd be surprised what his parents were required to do to ensure a successful surgery.