“If you want to change the world, pick up a pen,” Martin Luther said—and did. Thirty-two years ago, as a young wife and mother in the (almost) godforsaken Islands of Chiloé, I decided I wanted to change the strangely delusional world I lived in. So I picked up a pen and began to write some…
If I possess a hundred gifts and talents, but lack the discipline and determination to put them to work, of what good are they? All our graciously bestowed gifts can’t benefit anyone—even ourselves—without the gift of grit to wisely persevere in using them. “Grit,” according to my dictionary, has several intriguing definitions. Aside from its…
We consume so much salt in this country—too much—that you’d be surprised what the Church in Chile needs more of. And maybe you’ll be even more surprised to realize it’s what your church probably needs too. This once high-cost/high-value treasure could transform the world. Humble crystals of SALT—that’s what we lack. We don’t need more…
Amid last week’s furor in Chile over the total eclipse of the sun, I was reminded of those times when we provoke a total eclipse of the gifts God has blessed us with. Some days we’re tempted to hide our lights and obscure the talents we’ve received by grace. In our area near the Elqui…
Our great 21st century misperception mixes the words Like and Follow. In a corresponding shift of the lingo this past decade, the word “conversion” has mutated, in some contexts, to mean “persuasion to purchase something.” Yes, one click can change your life, they say. Too bad converting from like to follow—from good kids and nice…
