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Devotional Making Disciples

Naming places

Naming places. Putting our experiences on the map. 

No ordinary map. 

But one detailing journey and rest. 

Marking a lifetime of walking with the Lord. 

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Devotional Memoir

Higher

In my tropical 
childhood, 
I climbed 
the front-yard tree. 
Higher. 
For solitude. 
Rest. 
To simply 
be. 
Sitting 
on knobby 
branches 
amid green 
leaves, 
pink blossoms.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Daily abiding

Only one thing teaches me God’s will.

And gets me out of my own preconceived ideas. About what I can and cannot do. Or who I am. Where I need to be. 

Only one practice. One way of living and breathing. Teaching me His greater purpose and meaningful plan.

Daily abiding in the Vine, Christ Jesus. 

Learning this necessary truth takes time and effort. Surrender. 

But sooner or later, I clearly see. 

Only He is the root and sustainer. The source of true life and fruitfulness. 

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