Getting the Preacher Home
When is the last time you were really searching for something? Can you remember the last knock out, drag out all of the couch cushions, search every cranny of all of the drawers, crawl under the bed,...
View ArticleHunger: Up Close in Africa
On the day of the announcement that Kevin would soon become the CEO of Feed the Children, a reporter asked him “You are not going to do any more of those commercials with African children starving with...
View ArticleThe Spirituality of International Travel
Often times in the church, we think of spiritual disciplines as a practice which we can qualify as holy action. Practices like praying, reading scripture, doing works of charity and the like are often...
View ArticleCalling All Summer Service Seekers
It’s that time of year for college students– what am I going to do next summer? Will I have an internship? Will I do service work? Will I travel? I say, do it all! Consider this: I remember those days...
View ArticleSimplicity and In-the Meantime
Sometimes of late, I look around at my life and don’t recognize myself. Situations that used to make me anxious like ever-changing plans for where I’ll be in a given week– are par for the course. Weeks...
View ArticleNot Just News Headlines Anymore
Kenya mall bombing dead toll reaches 60 7.2 Earthquake hits in Cebu, Philippines Malawi president sacks cabinet over corruption scandal If you are like me, news headlines especially those from far away...
View ArticleThe Preacher on the Plaza Travel Log
As I continue to abide in my global nomad status of being defined by mission and not geography as Kevin recently wrote about, I am learning a lot about airports. And along the way, I’ve seen the best....
View ArticleWell, Hello Again: Africa
My travels on behalf of Feed The Children this week have taken Kevin and I back to the continent of Africa. It’s been over a year since we last stood on this land. It has been a year when our hearts...
View ArticleFive Misconceptions About the Hagans
It’s a fact, whenever you find yourself in a public position of sorts, folks seem to want to know all about you. Since Kevin became the President of Feed The Children almost two years ago now, we’ve...
View ArticleTwo Years
On June 4th, Kevin celebrated his second anniversary as President and CEO of Feed the Children. It has been two years (gasp) since our lives as a family have been turned upside down by this opportunity...
View ArticleWhat Americans Can Learn About America From Not Being in America: Part One
This week, I’m on travel with Feed the Children. Kevin and I have come to Africa to support the launch of the new Feed the Children brand and do some other important work as part of moving the mission...
View ArticleWhat Americans Can Learn from Not Being in America: Part 2
My mind has been dragging and my heart has lingered in this week and half that I’ve been home from Kenya. Thus, the reason the part 2 of this series has taken me so long to write. When the faces of...
View ArticleWhy We Must Care: Ebola
What does it mean to be in global community? It’s a question I’ve asked myself a lot lately. In August, I made my third trip to Africa in the last two years. I will go again by the end of the year. The...
View ArticleThe Spirituality of International Travel
Often times in the church, we think of spiritual disciplines as a practice which we can qualify as holy action. Practices like praying, reading scripture, doing works of charity and the like are often...
View ArticleGood for the Soul: Travel
If you missed the first two installments of this series, start here with hospitality and continue with beauty. Americans can be so small-minded. We can be out of touch with what life is really like in...
View ArticleLife Lessons from Around the World and Back
Since I’ve last blogged, I’ve literally been to the other side of the world and back. Literally. Our family traveled to Kenya to support the work I’m doing with Our Courageous Kids. I attended an...
View ArticleSimplicity and In-the Meantime
Sometimes of late, I look around at my life and don't recognize myself. Situations that used to make me anxious like ever-changing plans for where I'll be in a given week-- are par for the course....
View ArticleNot Just News Headlines Anymore
Kenya mall bombing dead toll reaches 60 7.2 Earthquake hits in Cebu, Philippines Malawi president sacks cabinet over corruption scandal If you are like me, news headlines especially those from far away...
View ArticleThe Preacher on the Plaza Travel Log
As I continue to abide in my global nomad status of being defined by mission and not geography as Kevin recently wrote about, I am learning a lot about airports. And along the way, I've seen the best....
View ArticleWell, Hello Again: Africa
My travels on behalf of Feed The Children this week have taken Kevin and I back to the continent of Africa. It's been over a year since we last stood on this land. It has been a year when our hearts...
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