Mountains envelop more than 80 percent of China’s Hunan province, leaving many villages isolated from one another. Among these jagged peaks, Nüshu was formed. Experts believe Nüshu is the only writing system in the world created and used exclusively by women. Meaning “women’s writing,” Nüshu was a way for women…
A story is told about an old mariner’s chart on display in the British Museum in London. The map, drawn in 1525, shows the North American coastline. The cartographer wrote several intriguing notations on areas of the map representing unexplored regions. He wrote: “Here be giants,” “Here be fiery scorpions,”…
For most of her life, Maud Lewis lived in a pint-sized, one-room house near Digby, Nova Scotia, with no running water or electricity. The 10-by-9-foot cottage became her canvas, and she painted almost everything. Birds and butterflies fluttered across the door. Vibrant flowers covered the windows, the walls, cupboards, the…
“We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach…
MORNING EXCURSION One morning, my husband attended a business meeting at the church in Jabal Amman, Jordan. They discussed church matters that did not require my attendance. During previous research, I had discovered that Rujm al-Malfouf, a largely unknown archaeological site, was only about a mile away. Since it was…
The Bay of Fundy, located off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, is a place like no other. It is home to some of the highest tides in the world. Many years ago, my husband was asked to be a groomsman in a wedding, so we drove our trusty Toyota…
Through the years, my husband and I have ministered to many people from countries other than the United States. For many of them, English is not their first language. It seems logical that once someone learns to speak English, communicating with native English speakers should be easy. However, reality is…
“But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.” Isaiah 32:8 NLT One of my favourite hymns is “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.” We used to sing it often in church, but like other old hymns it has been replaced by…
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13 When the disciples came to Jesus, asking Him to teach them how to pray, He gave them a pattern to follow. And one component of…