Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Reviews
Travel advice from a Christian perspective is rare, so one well-travelled Australian pastor has attempted to remedy this. Stephen Liggins provides helpful frameworks in which to consider whether and how to travel. It’s an easy read, interspersed with many anecdotes...
Mar 22, 2018 | Canvas, Reviews
In Flying Kiwis, Jude Wilson has written a fascinating history of the OE, the overseas experience. Wilson was on her own OE for 20 years, which she recognises is far longer than the usual 2-3 years. On her return to NZ she researched the OE as a New Zealand cultural...
Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Views
When Gunn from IFES Norway pioneered a movement in Luxembourg, we of Ichtus Vlaanderen in Belgium were enthusiastic. Since she was all alone there and it’s not far from Belgium, we included her in our staff retreat and got to know each other better. A new movement...
Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Views
If you’re not a different person by the end your trip, you haven’t done it right. Why does our generation place such a spiritual emphasis on travelling? In a world of millennial wanderlust manufactured by bloggers and social media, I’d like to question why we expect...
Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Canvas, Editorial
Christians make the best travellers. I have zero research to back this up, but think about how the Bible describes God’s people: Sojourners. Pilgrims. Strangers. We’re sent to and called out, in but not of. We welcome those who are separated from their own homelands,...
