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Devotional Making Disciples

Shepherd feet

Shepherd feet make paths. Up hills and through fields. As shepherds do what shepherds do.

Tending flocks. And keeping watch. Under sun and stars and moon. Alert for thieves and predators. Protecting the sheep.

And little do they know. Their ordinary feet are about to change. Into the extraordinary. 

Beautiful feet.

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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Preconceived

Preconceived outcome 
looms.
Hinders.
Weakens the witness.
“Do you believe this is true?”
A simple question. 
One I can ask 
after 
sharing the gospel.
But everything in my mind 
braces for resistance,
remembering
frequent rejections.
Anxious thoughts pile up. 
Expecting the “no.”
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

The rest of the story

What happened? In the unknown, we wonder. What’s the rest of the story?

A specific encounter comes to mind. One seemingly orchestrated. Timely. A divine appointment with gospel flowing. 

And genuine interest on her part. Hunger to know. In fact, she relates a series of events. That have brought her to this point. This place. 

Sitting in my Karachi living room.

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