Causes of Stress and What to Do about Them
October 1, 1996
Some ideas about how to handle stressors common to missionaries: language study, culture shock, discouragement, loneliness, burnout, and depression.
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Learning to Speak All over Again
October 1, 1996
The woman in the crowded market obviously wasn’t cooperating with me. I had simply pointed to her basket of tomatoes
Women and Culture Shock
October 1, 1996
Like most missionaries, I thought I was ready for culture shock, but my preparation didn’t help me at all.
Grudges: Missionary Killjoys
October 1, 1996
We had been in the States on furlough for over a year. Our last term on the field had been
Global Report: Evangelicals Respond to Unabated Persecution
October 1, 1996
Hussein Qambar Ali, a citizen of Kuwait, wasn’t looking for trouble. Married, the father of two small children, and the
How Do You Train Book Writers? With Love
October 1, 1996
While imported books sit on shelves, there’s a famine for hearing the word of the Lord in context.
Two Pair O Dimes
July 1, 1996
It’s a word I have come to hate—overused and commonly misused. But perched unmistakably over decision making in the mission
Editorial: Why I Don’t Believe in Closure
July 1, 1996
Closure has crept into missionary thinking, but it doesn’t belong there.
When Your Audience is Clueless
July 1, 1996
The clueless are the informational have-nots, who, like the poor of the world, constitute the vast majority and often represent
Global Push or Grandiose Schemes?
July 1, 1996
Recently, I showed a Kenyan missions leader a copy of a magazine which focused on the AD2000 and Beyond Movement
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