Written by Anna McShane

'Hard work never killed anyone,' and other dad lessons for missionary life
Dad was a change agent. He lived through two world wars – too young to fight in one, too old for the other, but he knew change was inevitable. Read more
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Acquainted With Grief
"Being Christ-like must then involve, at least in some part, our willingness to acquaint ourselves with grief." Read more

What is our purpose and how does that connect with mission?
What does purpose and mission as believers have in common? Read more

The Context for Discipleship
What is discipleship? Discipleship in a missional community leads to vibrant mature followers of Jesus. Read more

Circumstances
Sometimes we have selective hearing. Consider the tension between hearing and doing, and hearing and waiting—the issue of timing. Read more

Global Mission: Still an Urgent Task?
Celebrating Lausanne's 40th anniversary in 2014 sparked many conversations and reflections about time and purpose. Read more

Peter’s Letter to Canadian Christians
To the friends living in the colonized lands of the Salish, Mi’kmaq & Innu. This is Peter, follower of the poor Christ.. Read more

God’s Global Family
We get the “down payment” of our inheritance, the Spirit of God. Our unity rests on Christ and is proved by its fruit. Read more

We are not a Travel Agency
I came back to the mission field where I serve now because I was so touched when I came here on a short-term outreach. Read more