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Author Archives: Jonathan
Ministering in Lockdown
I remember when we first started hearing about Coronavirus back in January. I was one of those who made fun of it…after all, we’ve had our fair share of SARS, Mad Cow Disease, Swine Flu, Bird Flu…you name it, we’ve … Continue reading
Life in a Virtual Quarantine
I admit…I’m probably not the best person to write about this topic. After all, I’ve never seen a zombie movie, nor do I plan to. Yet the surreal atmosphere that the world, and especially Italy is facing right now with … Continue reading
What will be your legacy?
What will be the most valuable use of our time as missionaries? I can’t remember exactly when it happened…was it during the spiritual gifts course that I took at church? Was it during a missionary presentation? Probably partly both. All … Continue reading
Three things that change the world
Blame it on the inevitable process of aging, blame it on having kids, blame it on some major health problems in my not-so-remote past…or maybe just plain laziness (it takes a lot of work to be lazy)… I’m always looking … Continue reading
Working Hard or Hardly Working?
Summer is an interesting time in Italy…if traditionally we had a “siesta time” (to borrow a Spanish term), in many ways summer feels like three months of siesta. It’s understandable because of the sweltering heat and the fact that many … Continue reading