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Book Review - Facing Danger: A Guide Through Risk
Book Recommendation.
Someone has said, all the easy places have already been reached with the gospel. It is now the more risky difficult places on the rough edges of our world that yet ne...
024 : Myths and Truths of Risk in Mission - Anna Hampton
Anna Hampton shares with us myths that the North American church believes about risk and helps us to better understand a Biblical view of risk and what God calls us to for the sake of the Gospel.
Developing a Theology of Risk
Having lived through three political evacuations and having faced a number of “hot” times in developing countries one is always faced with the question of “to evacuate or to stay." How does on...
Missionary Mommy Wars
Another great article from A Life Overseas. This one is to encourage missionary moms.
Missionary moms are exposed on all fronts, and they feel it. Everyone’s watching them. The local...
The Connected Child
The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has helped countless adoptive and foster parents better connect with their children as they seek to love and care for them in a way that honors...
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special...
Ten Questions That EVERY Expat (or Repat) Parent Should Ask About Their Kids
Let’s start with a quick summary of this whole post. This is a longer one (at least for a blog post) so let’s break it up. I’ll give you all ten questions up front and t…
...Raising Little Travelers (and one reason you may not want to)
If you’re a traveler, chances are you want to keep traveling even after you have kids. Try these ideas for raising children who share your passion.
The Connected Parent
Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who ...
Expat Motherhood - The Long View
Being a mom has been the greatest and the hardest thing I have ever done or have ever been. Motherhood is both a noun and a verb. It is an identity and a calling. I am a single mom and I have spent...
Guiding the Grief with Lauren Wells
Cultural Trainer and TCK Program Director of Culture Bound — an organization that specializes in providing language and culture training — and author of the blog TCK Training joins us in this week’...
New study links phone use and mental health issues in teens
A new study in the journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self-esteem. This is the first study that shows a dire...