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Perspective

In flight, I glance out the window. Plane views offering perspective. Patterns visible from 20,000+ feet. 

As a kid, I begged for a seat by the window. Delighting in views as we gained altitude. 

Watching tiny cars travel small, neat lanes. Between miniature houses all lined up in rows. Rivers curving, shining in the sun through cities and countrysides. 

Fields of various colors appearing so perfectly arranged. In squares and rectangles. 

On clear nights, myriads of lights indicated cities, towns, villages far below. Captivating. Spurring on my imagination.  

Perspective. Flying over the island of Malta.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Preconceived

Preconceived outcome 
looms.
Hinders.
Weakens the witness.
“Do you believe this is true?”
A simple question. 
One I can ask 
after 
sharing the gospel.
But everything in my mind 
braces for resistance,
remembering
frequent rejections.
Anxious thoughts pile up. 
Expecting the “no.”
Preconceived outcome. Christina Woc on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Sovereign

Unknowns pile up, left and right. Closed doors and uncertainty overwhelm. At the ends of the earth. 

Amidst this confusion of crossroads. During a certain season in our lives. Fears creep in. Uninvited.

Then. In the weight of urgent prayer, a passage of Scripture whispers in my thoughts.

Rising gently. Firmly. Pressing through the questions and concerns.

A hymn of praise. Penned by Paul. 

About the Sovereign One. 

Confusion of crossroads. Image by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash.