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She Gets It From Her Mama

In honor of Mother’s Day I thought I would share six of the best things I have inherited from my mama. Not everything we learn from our parents is good…

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The Problem With Band-Aids

I started writing this blog post nearly two years ago. I’m continuing it now. Almost two years ago in June,  I took my first ever teaching course with the first…

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Do we give up too easily? | Being a Woman in the Indian Church

I was watching a video of Aimee Mullens’ Ted Talk, for maybe the eighth time. I had already watched her talk several times before deciding to teach my students about…

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Why I Continually Choose Gratefulness

Today’s blog post was inspired by a sermon my uncle gave this past Sunday. Remember, our thoughts shape our lives.   Proverbs 4:23 “Be careful what you think, because your…

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Make Sure You Avoid This Crucial Mistake

In the age of perfectly chiseled bodies, bleached relaxed ombres and reconstructed noses on celebrities as a norm- I am constantly reminded of the scene above in the graphic novel…

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What happens when you become a Christian?

PHYSICAL VS. CHEMICAL CHANGES This past week in Sunday School my co-teacher, who is also my mother, shared her experience becoming a Christian. She joked, “You know there’s always a difference…

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Open letter to those still in the Indian Church

There are two types of people this blog post is for. First, the older generation within the Malayalee (Indian) church who like myself (as a teacher in a different culture…

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Why I have no Intention of Getting Married (at least not anytime soon)

It happened- the day I dreaded ever since I was old enough to realize what marriage was and that I was expected to get married one day. My uncle sat…

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Should I go on Missions? (My Story-Urbana 2015)

Urbana 2015 challenged participants to answer the question -what story wIll you tell? This is my story. During one of the plenary sessions, David Platt illustrated the problem I was…

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Let’s Stop Glorifying All Nighters

The above was written by Abe Joy during small groups at church. This past Saturday we had small groups at church centered around the idea of “rest”. I stole an…

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