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Crossing Cultures Memoir

Fears

One topic frequently showed up in my conversations with neighbors and friends in our season serving in the tropics. 

The spirit world. 

Most lived their lives governed by underlying fears.  And practiced appeasing or diverting evil spirits. 

Rituals. Amulets. Power rings. Strategically-placed offerings.

And memorized prayers whispered in Arabic. 

Fears. Image by Melanie Wasser, Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Unfinished

In the tapestry God weaves on this “go and make disciples” journey,  threads don’t always come together like I imagine they will.

Unfinished. Conversations sometimes unraveling. Quiet dismissals.  

And me, stumbling through. Weak.

Wondering if I’m saying it in a way they can understand.

Unfinished. Image by Parham Moieni on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples Memoir

Fully pleasing?

It’s the all and fully and every that get me. 

In all wisdom and spiritual understanding?

Fully pleasing to God?

Bearing fruit in every good work? Strengthened with all power?

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