Let me set the stage for you. It is just past 11:30 PM on Saturday, May 31, 2014. I am laying in bed and the silence is just sinking into the room as I finish a movie when I realize the room is not silent. It is rain season here in Chiang Mai, Thailand and I can hear...
As some may know my relationship with the Church has been a love/hate relationship for some time now. I know there are parts of the Church that I love, like worship and community. However, there are parts of the Church that just drive me up the wall, like prejudice,...
Missions During a Coup: Matt Returns to Thailand After taking my 3rd trip around the world in the last 5 years as I have bounced back and forth between Thailand and The States, I am finally back in Thailand! The tension within the country for the past 6 months has...
It has been just over six weeks since I returned home from my first six months as a full time missionary in Thailand. It has been very bitter sweet — while it is great to be home with friends and family, I have also left a lot of friends and family back in Thailand....
Do you ever feel like you are being misunderstood? Do you ever feel like you are trying to get a point across and the other person is just not getting what you are trying to say? Or you hear the person say, “Yea, I understand,” but you know deep down that...