“Check your heart!”

How many of y’all have seen the video on Facebook by Christian comedian John Crist where he says “Check your heart” in response to everything? It cracked me up because I do hear Christians say it quite often, usually in a joking way. But after my Bible reading yesterday, I think I–and all of us–need […]

How to know you’ve found “the one”

[photo by Ashley Crutcher Photography] It was a sticky day in July. Campers would be arriving in just a few short hours and there was a lot to do before then. As we sat at brunch, I could tell he was nervous. “What’s wrong?” I asked after we prayed over our rice bowls. “I […]

I lived.

Today I lived. As I woke up at 6:30 and stepped outside to smell the Grenadian morning. As I walked down the dirt road we call our driveway, under the cashew tree and past two cows that appear to be unleashed but never leave. As we sped along mountain roads and felt the wind hit […]