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Not coming back Bible:Luke 14:25-33 Whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple (V.27). Reading “One thing you knew about a man walking out of town with a cross on his back: he wasn’t coming back!” When I read that from a Christian writer, I thought he sounded a bitContinueContinue reading “Not coming back”

Leaving to follow Bible:Matthew 4:18-22 At once they left their nets and followed him (V.20). Reading As a teenager, I imagined myself marrying my high school boyfriend—until we broke up. My dreams felt shattered and I struggled with what to do next when I left school. After a while I felt like God was tellingContinueContinue reading “Leaving to follow”

Making His Music Bible:2 Corinthians 3:17-18 We all . . . are being transformed into his image (V.18). Reading Arianne spent her childhood sitting on her hands—to hide them. She had been born with fingers missing or fused together. She also had no left leg and was missing toes on her right foot. But oneContinueContinue reading “Making His Music”

Renamed Bible:Ruth 1:19-22 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter” (V.20). Reading Riptide. Batgirl. Jumpstart. My friends have all sorts of strange nicknames! Given to them because of funny stories from their past, embarrassing moments, something about the way they look or weirdContinueContinue reading “Renamed”