Hope Road

I have read some wonderful things around the blogosphere lately - enjoy!

The faithful in Kenya: Missionary aviator Delorenzoflyer writes movingly about his experience visiting a slum in Nairobi during all of that country’s current unrest in “One Tribe.” (It is the January 28, 2008 entry; I could not find a permalink.) I highly recommend reading it; we who are comfortable in our North American Christianity need to refresh our perspectives constantly.

Bible translation: Read the story of Jacquiline Huggins,the first African-American woman to complete a translation of the New Testament. She has been working with a tribe in the Philippines for twenty years, with Wycliffe Bible Translators. What a wonderful accomplishment and milestone.

Church history: Ann Kroeker posted about one of her favorite pieces of jewelry, The Huguenot Cross. The Huguenots were French Calvinistic Protestants who were heavily persecuted a few hundred years ago. One of the books I’ve reviewed, Written on Silk, is written about the Huguenots. I love reading about them.

Homemaking: In one of the most fresh and insightful posts on this topic I’ve read recently, Carolyn McCulley begins to address the question for Christian women: Is Homemaking the Only Priority?

Missions in Uganda: Another post on Carolyn’s blog shares the story of a missions trip to Uganda taken by the singles in her church recently. It’s an amazing, saddening, yet uplifting story and fresh perspective.

Writing: I was pleasantly surprised to see a post on the Desiring God blog called So You Want to Be a Writer? penned by Noel Piper. I really like her helpful suggestions.

Body shape and beauty: Christa Taylor wrote an entry called Scary Skinny, highlighting the over-emphasis on unhealthy thinness in the fashion industry.

Graphic pro-life images: This is a very debatable topic lately - whether it’s a good idea to use graphic images to protest abortion. I really appreciate John Piper’s perspective in We Need the Raw Facts.

Filed under: Blogging on January 31st, 2008