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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.
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Memoir

menopaused

A dense fog settled over me for several years. Like the fog slowing urban streets where we lived during part of that time.

Nearing 50, I joked about brain overload. How pieces of my mind were escaping. Slipping away. 

But this was disorienting. 

The thick fog outside our urban apartment hid the sun. Birds stopped singing.

I struggled to sing too. During the season I was menopaused.

Fog. Photo by M. Azharul Islam. Unsplash photos.
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Devotional Making Disciples

Silence

We live in a world of instant information. 

Nonstop noise invading silence.

Multiple voices vie for attention and devotion. Some offer good messages and interesting ideas. But these too can distract. Derail. 

And keep me from relying on the best. 

His Word. 

Him.

Silence and solitude. Image by Paula Chaaya on Unsplash.