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I write so much for my weekly response papers, I hardly know how to write more for my blog. And as for life material to write about, each day seems like a week. Where to begin? Since a lot of … Continue reading →

The morning I left Missoula, one of the most generous and encouraging women I know sent me off with a box of cake, raisins, and chocolate (YUM!) and these words: "I hope you’ll start your blog up again. You’ll have … Continue reading →

Just taught Oliver Twist and was struck by how perfectly one of the characters embodies the spirit of secular thanksgiving. Underneath a floorboard in the attic he hides his little box of treasures, and when no one is looking he … Continue reading →

Called Eid by English speaking Muslims and Corban Festival by Chinese Muslims （like Uyghur, Kazak, Kyrgyz, etc.）its the biggest holiday of a Muslims year. We got 3 days off for Corban Festival and 7 days for National Day together！A 10 … Continue reading →

For those who like photos. And these are action shots, too! This is our weekly "English Corner", held every Friday night for whoever wants to come and improve their English.

It’s Spiritual Formation week at Velvet Ashes and the wisdom of the prompt post far surpasses anything I shall share here. Click and read, you won’t regret it: http://velvetashes.com/the-grove-spiritual-formation/?utm_source=Velvet+Ashes+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4e53308190-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be1f75b629-4e53308190-41627749 I found myself hungrily reading the five festival books of the … Continue reading →

I am going to share just two of the miracles I witnessed this summer because they have shaped my idea of what mentorship means. Our true mentor is the Holy Spirit. But the amazing beauty of his mentorship is that … Continue reading →

Here are some photos from my phone, which means low quality. Better ones taken by friends I was with will come in time. I left July 1st. I am starting for Xinjiang the day after tomorrow to arrive August 29th. … Continue reading →

So you can see some of those clay faces, and two of the worlds flesh ones. Photo cred to my dad.

Simple truths sometimes find the strangest means to pierce a ray of light into my psyche and illuminate my heart. This ray showed me the deep relevance in everyday life of whatever we believe about humanity＇s origins. Pit 1 of … Continue reading →