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Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Look back at 2023 with grace and thanksgiving. Great is His faithfulness.

Look at today with assurance. His mercies are new every morning.

Look toward the future with hope. No matter what this next year holds, He is Sovereign and His steadfast love never ceases!

“Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you;
I will help you;
I will hold on to you
with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10

Happy New Year! Image by Ian Schneider on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Memoir

Safest place

We heard it repeated. Often. “Being in the center of God’s will is the safest place to be.”

Well, yes. 

But safest can be interpreted in different ways. 

We were living in a city where Taliban congregated and proliferated. 

One political party’s slogan read “Sell your televisions and buy guns.” As they sought to overthrow the ruling party by force. 

Safest was not the first word that came to mind.

Safest place.