Dr. Steve Tracy recently had the opportunity to sit down with Steve Price and Kara Githens of The Innkeepers Podcast by Sanctuary Inn. Sanctuary Inn exists to equip, refresh, and restore God’s global workers. Both Steve and Kara have lived the cross-cultural...
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#metoo and the Church
Dr. Steve Tracy was recently invited to be a guest on the Advent Next Theological Podcast, hosted by Kendra Arsenault, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Advent Next is a podcast aimed at serving the next generation of God seekers with a deeper and more...
The Christian Single Moms Podcast: Part Two
After being in an unhealthy or abusive relationship, it can be difficult to identify a healthy relationship. Steve and Celestia Tracy from Mending the Soul are back to tell us the 5 things you can absolutely expect from a healthy romantic connection. We also talk...
The Christian Single Moms Podcast: Part One
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Michelle Donnelly, founder and director of Agape Moms, as guests on her Christian Single Moms Podcast. What a gift to hear her story of healing, and to share insights from our work and research with MTS to this strong...
Empathy: 5 Tips for Taking the Plunge
Seven years into my first pastorate, a young lady in our church told me her story of being sexually abused as a little girl. She was deadpan as she recounted the events, mirroring the blank response her parents had given as they reinterpreted her report into something...
Epstein & Justice: A Survivor’s Perspective
I got the news yesterday morning that Jeffrey Epstein had committed suicide. For those not familiar with the case, Epstein was a billionaire who ran in powerful circles and was convicted of sex offenses against minors. He had previously been given an unusually...
Finding Solid Ground in the Midst of Change
Life is change. Constantly challenging our ability to stay safe and secure, tucked away in our cocoon of what we know and can rely on. I’m not good with change. I feel scared when I’m faced with it. My first reaction is to grip tighter to what I know. The thing that...
Go-Go Boots, Dreams, and Desires
Like most little girls, I loved to play house as a child. Growing up in the 1970’s, this often meant putting on my big girl white vinyl go-go boots, using sheets and clothesline to construct the “house” in the back yard, and making sure my essential baby doll and tea...
Congo Reflections
It was apparent from the beginning that each of us on the Congo MTS team felt that God had a significant purpose in our being there. The effort, time and money invested, along with the uncertainty of what was to come allowed a commonly felt trust in that...