Posted in Perspectives, Poetry, Spiritual Formation on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read this poem this morning in “A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants“. Thought I’d share:
To struggle used to be
To grab with both hands
and shake
and twist
and turn
and push
and shove and not give in
But wrest an answer from it all
As Jacob did a blessing.
But there is another way
To struggle with an issue, a question [...]
Posted in Asian, Books, Discrimination, Race on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Zondervan has just released a book called “Deadly Viper Character Assassins: A Kung Fu Survival Guide for Life and Leadership” that left me nearly speechless, in a bad way. The racism and stereotyping is so palpable I am embarrassed that it is even associated with Christianity (though sadly, not surprised). Check out more info here, [...]
Posted in Books, Marriage on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just saw this on Amazon (published in 2008) and was surprised I haven’t seen it before. “In love but worlds apart” by Greta Shelling – looks interesting, and the author is certainly well qualified to write the book! She’s also written a workbook for intercultural couples called ‘Love across Latitudes“.
Posted in Book Reviews, Marriage, Multiracial familes on September 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When my husband and I started dating 12 years ago, I searched fastidiously for a book on intercultural marriage. I found two excellent ones: Intercultural Marriage by Dugan Romano and Mixed Matches by Joel Crohn. Both were informative, and helpful, but for us, they failed to offer perspective on one important piece – our common [...]
Posted in Books, Cross-Cultural Church, Education, Globalization, Uncategorized on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a shameless fan of Intervarsity Press and have been known to buy their books based on their the publisher alone. They publish some of the best Christian cross-cultural literature, and have some new titles coming out this Winter. I just got their new catalog and can’t help but share the ones that look most [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Culture/Race Relations, Globalization, Mosaic, Race on August 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Disclaimer: this is kind of a book review. Plenty of other people have written nice summaries and critiques. My thoughts here are probably more accurately labeled a book response.)
When I first heard Rah speak on the predominately white Christian college campus where I teach, a black friend leaned over and whispered, “He’s not actually [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Church, Community, Training on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So this book really doesn’t have much to do with cross-cultural relationships, but I’ve found it quite helpful on general relationships, particularly those often times awkward ones forged in small groups. I’m not a huge fan of them, although I do love the general concept of intentionally getting to know people through regular conversation about [...]
Posted in Articles, Asian, Marriage, tagged intercultural marriage, mother in laws on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes I grow weary of hearing folks complain about Mother-in-laws. I know they aren’t often a bed of roses, but it’s good to hear about good ones once in awhile, especially the cross-cultural ones. Amanda has a great post on her blog about dealing with meeting her future MIL.
Posted in Books, Education, Urban on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m currently reading “Teach like your hair’s on fire: the methods and madness inside room 56” by Rafe Esquith. Rafe teaches in inner city LA and has students who have made significant gains. He has the students read literary classics and perform Shakespeare. Rafe has received many awards and recognitions for his work. Here’s an [...]
Posted in Articles, Biracial Children, Multiracial familes, tagged Add new tag, bicultural children, Biracial Children, biracial families on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sandra Whitehead has an excellent article on parenthood.com about raising bi-cultural kids. It’s the first in a series called Bicultural Families: Meeting the needs of raising children with two cultures.
Part 1: Meeting the Challenges of Raising Children With Two Cultures
Part 2: Helping Kids Embrace Both Cultures
Part 3: Stages of Cultural Identity
Part 4: How Bicultural [...]
Posted in Travel, Websites, tagged Travel, traveling with kids on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The moderator of Pakaboo Travels kindly commented to bring attention to a new site. Thought I’d give it a bit more attention for those who may be interested…
Thanks for including my article on jetlag on your site. I have launched a website called Trekaroo – Kids. Trips. Tips. (www.trekaroo.com) We’re creating a community of parents [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Monasticism, tagged Book Reviews on November 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Mary Poplin
Deep down, my absolute favorite thing to do is shop. As I write this, I’m internally scheming how to get the biggest bang for my buck on my next errand. I like things, especially pretty ones, and acquiring them makes me feel good. As I’ve come to recognize this passion of mine, [...]
Posted in Articles, Culture/Race Relations, Urban, Websites, tagged Urban on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a new website recently launched called ‘Urban Faith’.
At UrbanFaith.com, we’ll interact about a variety of topics related to contemporary Christian life from an urban and multiethnic perspective. We hope to become your new online destination for relevant conversations about news, culture, and ideas.
Today, urban culture transcends racial boundaries and covers many different socio-economic backgrounds. [...]
