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Christmas Devotional Making Disciples

Something new

Something new. Blank page of another year. Month. Day. 

Unwritten. Unspoken. Unknown by me.

At the open door sits fresh, white snow as far as the eye can see. Waiting for the first footprint.

Looks like hope.

Something new. Image by Fabrice Villard on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples

Make every effort

“Make every effort.” Peter repeats the phrase in his second letter.  Several times.

And in the conclusion, he combines it with an unexpected word. Counter-intuitive.  

“Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found without spot or blemish in His sight, at peace.” 2 Peter 3:14

Make every effort. While you wait.

Walk and wait. Image by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Memoir

Arrivals and departures

Arrivals and departures. Travel patterns of individuals. Families. Groups.   

People of various languages and cultures and ethnicities. In the ebb and flow through airports. 

Walking the halls. Rushing from one terminal to another.

Or sitting. Wandering. Sleeping. 

While they wait.

Arrivals and departures. Image by Engin Yapici on Unsplash