Requiem for a passport and a parrot
‘This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be. Bereft of life, he rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed him to the perch…
Travel Reports
Decade in review: Christian Chronicle’s 10 biggest stories of the 2010s
What a decade! The 2010s saw the invention of the iPad, three more "Star Wars" movies (although I still haven't seen the 1977 original) and…
Story behind the story: How a busy weekend turned into front-page news
TERRELL, Texas — Over the weekend, and on deadline for our December print edition, I made a 42-hour trip to this town 30 miles east…
‘God is bringing water today’
DONO-MANGA, Chad — “Water, please.” That’s the most common phrase heard around the table as a team of American Christians gathers under an open-air pavilion…
Before baby bird leaves the nest, a trip to remember
TORONTO — “A six-hour layover, eh?” I posted that wisecrack on Facebook as my 17-year-old daughter, Kendall, and I awaited a connecting flight. It was…
‘Everyone Has a Story’: In a digital age, tips for sharing yours
FORT WORTH, Texas — For 30 years, an Idaho newspaper reporter wrote a weekly column with the simple premise that “Everyone Has a Story.” David…
On international trip, this picky eater asks, ‘What’s on the menu?’
PANAMA CITY — By the time I arrived at Tocumen International Airport in this Central American capital, I was starving. Domino’s Pizza in the airport…
Ten stories that inspired me — and hopefully you — during 2016
I am blessed. As chief correspondent for The Christian Chronicle, I am privileged to tell the stories of Christians living out their faith — often…
Reporting news that informs and inspires — in all 50 states
FAITH, S.D. — After chasing stories all over the United States, I found Faith — a town in South Dakota with a population of 421.…
Road Notes: Sleeping in airports — or not — to start a Cambodian spring break
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Blue chairs or blog post? Inside Story | Erik Tryggestad I can either make one last futile attempt to…
