I woke up early on Christmas morning. It wasn’t because I was excited to open gifts or see my family. I woke up early out of an intense...

After six weeks, Lent came to an end yesterday.  It was a long and hard season for me.  I started out in the U.S., waiting for visa...

When I was going through the hard time I wrote about a few weeks ago–which felt a bit like a long season of Advent waiting–one of the...

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday.  I love the memories from when I was young and all my aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered...

This past weekend was a 3-day holiday in China, for the traditional Tomb Sweeping holiday.  I decided to do something that I would find...

This post is a reflection on what living in China is teaching me about Lent—the six weeks when the church remembers the suffering and...

Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) comes to an official end on Monday.  Throughout these weeks, a couple people have said something...

This winter, instead of taking a vacation some place warm and sunny, I took a trip to Michigan.  Even though January is arguably one of...

A year ago, encouraged by Velvet Ashes, I picked a word for 2015.  I honestly wasn’t completely sold on picking one word, so I didn’t...

中秋节快乐！  zhōng qiū jié kuài lè !  Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! A few weeks ago (September 27), we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival, one of...

“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.” John 19:30 As I look back over the season of Lent, these words are helping...

My fall walk around the neighborhood is my second most popular post ever, so I decided to take a Spring Festival walk.  This is a time of...

Happy New Year, everyone!  The traditional Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, and today is the first day of the New Year.  (Note:...

China does not officially celebrate Christmas.  It is a regular work day for almost everyone.  The exceptions are some foreigners get the...

During Advent, I spent time with two of my favorite Biblical characters: Zechariah and Elizabeth.  This was an ordinary Israelite couple...