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27 January by Jeremy Parks

Electric Fences and Missionary Kids: A Study in Situational Judgment

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Stacy and I have three children.  This story is about two of them, Preston (age 13) and Zach (age 10).  Our kids are what many people call MKs, missionary kids.  Preston has lived just about 3 years in the US in his life, while Zach only has about 2 years in the US.  The rest [...]

2 January by Jeremy Parks

5 Questions with….an IMBer in Contemplation of Past and Future

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Hey folks, it’s time for a new installment of our award-winning “5 Questions with…” series.  We’ve been taking a brief hiatus, one that was not foreknown but was indeed predestined by my fall workload. Today’s subject is Fuzzy Goldenblister, an IMB worker for somewhere between 10 and 15 years.  He’s roguishly handsome, erudite, and cooks [...]

17 October by Jeremy Parks

Comfort As Evangelism?

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Juana hangs out in Plaza Bolivar, in front of the birthplace of South America’s liberator.  Caracas is not an extremely picturesque city as compared to, say, Prague, nor is it filled with centuries of cathedrals and places of historical note.  The city’s greatest claim to history is Simon Bolivar’s house, or at least the one [...]

14 October by Jeremy Parks

How Sensitive Are Our Souls?

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I wrote this back in early June while we were still in Ecuador.  Enjoy. Last week Zachary missed his first school days of the year.  Coughing, hacking, dizziness, fever; he tolerated it all quite well, for a 10-year old. As usually happens when he is home without his siblings, Zach wanted to watch a movie [...]