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Devotional Memoir

Underneath

Sometimes troubles flow. Underneath. 

A running series of concerns. Questions darting here and there.

Waking in the night. Persistent through the day. Disquiet, rhythmic.

Children’s needs. Aging parents. Friends’ struggles. 

Natural disasters. State of the world. 

Future plans, uncertain.

You name it.

Underneath. Image by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples Memoir

Born

Little one. Growing in the dark confines of the womb. 

Moving, turning, kicking, squirming. 

And, one day, fighting the push through the birth canal. 

Born into a bright new world. 

Born. Image by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Runaway prophet

Runaway prophet. Jonah. 

Flees something more than a hard assignment. And this catches my eye. 

After the storm at sea. After the big fish swallows him whole. After his vow to obey this time.

Even after he proclaims God’s message. To the great city of Nineveh.

He’s still running. From the heart of the One who comes to seek and to save the lost.

Jonah. Image by Matt Hardy on Unsplash.