Listen HERE There’s an old wooden case filled with salt spoons hanging on the wall of our dining room. A salt spoon is a tiny spoon that people used to scoop salt from a tiny dish called a salt cellar. Those were the days before salt shakers were a thing. When I was about eightContinue reading “A Little Salty”
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When God Made Fruit
Listen HERE A ministry called “On Eagle’s Wings” sends us interns every March. Each young man who has come has been saved by Jesus and OEW helps them learn to share their “hope story.” They spend the summer months traveling to different reservations across North America sharing the story of how Jesus saved them. ThoughContinue reading “When God Made Fruit”
Because He Hears Us
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I Thirst
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60 Poems Lost
Listen HERE In a recent prisoner exchange, Afghanistan surrendered an American Christian for an Afghani convicted of selling drugs and terrorizing. The Christian had spent the past two years in jail in Afghanistan even though he had all the proper documentation, had initially been welcomed by governing authorities, and was in the country to helpContinue reading “60 Poems Lost”
The Old Cane Pole
My dad has a long cane pole hanging in his garage. When we visited for Christmas, I asked him to tell my sons about it. “Well, it was Papa’s,” he said, meaning his dad, “and he called it a Calcutta cane pole.” Dad went on to describe the way Papa held the pole, the wayContinue reading “The Old Cane Pole”
The Battle of Advent
Listen HERE I live on a reservation where I see many battles. Even while I watch my little boy fight imaginary foes with a wooden sword, I am praying for my brothers and sisters in Christ who are fighting the battles of addiction, grief, loneliness, rejection, generational trauma, and hopelessness. Those foes rise up withContinue reading “The Battle of Advent”
White for Harvest
Listen HERE My son has been watching everyday for the harvester to come gather in the wheat that has been growing next to our house. He got to ride on the seeder when they planted the field, and he has been watching it grow all summer. Today, the field was white as the sun shoneContinue reading “White for Harvest”
Belonging
Listen HERE A friend of mine recently shared about attending a large cultural event in our community. She’d been many times before. She knew most of the people participating. But this year, it was different. As soon as she arrived, she thought, “I don’t belong here.” As a Christian, my friend recognized that a largeContinue reading “Belonging”
The Value of One
Listen HERE I have spent most of the summers of my adult life teaching the good news of Jesus to hundreds of children. I usually take huge crates of snacks, chalk, bubbles, and crafts to neighborhoods nearby, and the children gather when they see me coming. This summer was different. This summer, I focused onContinue reading “The Value of One”
Sarah Dixon Young 