culture

Cross-Cultural Immersion: 10 Ways to Start Right Where You’re At

Imagine we're sitting down at that great little nook of a coffee shop downtown: matcha latte for me, triple espresso…

2 years ago

Language Learning: Why to Speak their Heart-Language, Part II

Missed Part I? Grab it here. My husband and I sat with a friend who'd spent years in Japan as…

2 years ago

Heart Language: Why to Learn Theirs, Even if They Speak Yours

When we came back to our passport country on home assignment, people were curious. "If Ugandans speak English, why do…

2 years ago

Interested in Bible Translation? You’ll Need This

Visiting Ethnos360.org, you'd find their mission: A thriving church for every people.  And you'd find a pressing question: More than 6,000…

3 years ago

When My Child’s Fluency = My Success

One benefit of my kids growing up overseas is their rich experience of another culture.  My kids absorb elements of…

3 years ago

Does Christianity destroy culture?

Editor's note: We're pulling this post from the archives to answer a key recurring question: Does Christianity destroy culture? Are…

4 years ago

The Culture Clash: Ouch! You Just Dented My Cred

There it was again: the culture clash. Yeah, I understand that you don’t like surprise changes in plans, I mentally retorted…

4 years ago

What I Wish I Would Have Known: Sarah’s Perspective

When you leave YOUR HOME COUNTRY, always pack chocolate chips, Secret deodorant,  books you can’t live without, and tampons.  (some…

5 years ago

10 Realities a Missionary Probably Won’t Tell You

Go. Serve. Love is psyched about featuring this post from missionary Joe Holman; it originally posted on his blog and…

5 years ago

Why to Learn Their Heart-Language, Even if They Speak Yours: Part II

Missed Part I? Grab it here. My husband and I sat with a friend who'd spent years in Japan as…

5 years ago