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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Desert city

Desert city sojourn. 

And I wade in the book of Isaiah. Meditating on the prophet’s words. For months. 

Soaking in these passages that sound familiar. Close to home.

Scripture speaks true. Pointing out rebellion.

And revealing His compassion.

Desert city. Image by imb.org
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Watch and pray

“Watch and pray.”

Jesus said this to His followers. In the hours leading up to His arrest and trial and crucifixion. 

Garden of Gethsemane. Place of excruciating surrender. 

“Not my will, but Yours be done.”

Watch and pray. Image by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash.
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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. 
Higher. Image by Annie Spratt on Unsplash.