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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Beggars at the gate

Beggars at the gate take their chances.

And decide, whether it means food or death, they’ll surrender. 

They’re going to die anyway in the midst of siege and growing scarcity.

So they head to the enemy’s camp.

Beggars at the gate. Image by Patrick Hendry, Unsplash.
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Devotional Resurrection Day

Risen

“Christ the Lord is risen today! Alleluia!”

Our hope sings through warring-world brokenness. Where pain and fears are on the rise. 

Destruction and devastating loss keep trying to write the story. 

Evil roars. Seeking to hold captive peoples and nations.

Risen. Image by Cody Hiscox on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples

Eternal life

The gospel. Never failing to amaze and confound. 

I think about this at Vacation Bible School this summer. In a room full of kids hearing testimonies from those sent to the ends of the earth. Sent to share the Good News in places where He is not known. 

Then we bring it home to where they are. Today. Sitting on a carpet in an air-conditioned church building. 

Jesus came that they too might have eternal life. And we tell the way of salvation.

Eternal life. Image by Erika Geraud on Unsplash.