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The Brutality of the Bench
I hungrily took my plate of posho, rice, and ground nut sauce and found a place on the only remaining bench in the mess hall. I was having a pleasant conversation with a man about his village and the intrigues and … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, christianity, direction, faith, family, friendship, jinja, obedience, refugees, suffering, Uganda, war
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How Uganda Helped Me Get Family Right
My mother and father took their vows to an altar they were convinced was unassailable. I soon arrived followed by a brother, another brother, and finally a sister. If a family were nuclear then we were explosive. Both sets of … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, children, christianity, community, faith, family, grace, Uganda
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Millions in the Mattress: A Short Narrative of the Left-Handed Orphan
The email arrived in 2006, we both agree. I remember wondering if this were yet another ridiculous scam birthed in some dark room in Africa. He wondered if my terse reply was a sign of good intent or ill. Born … Continue reading
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Tagged children, christianity, church, faith, family, goodness, jesus, joy, suffering, Uganda
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Day 21 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children of it…http://goo.gl/hp30ty #WalterScott I watched a man die this week. I have seen men and women die before in my presence. This … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, christianity, community, direction, disappointment, faith, family, jesus, police, politics, racism, revolution, walterscott, wickedness
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Day 18 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
There is a human urge to make grace more complicated than it is. The pure Gospel rejects this urge every time. https://biblia.com/verseoftheday/lightbox/EN_Acts_15_10 … The demand of the Gospel is enough, according to Jesus: If you want to be a follower of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, christianity, church, Devotional, doubt, faith, good news, grace, jesus, law, religion, salvation, works
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Day 16 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets
The expletive was not deleted: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. http://goo.gl/C9jbd0 Amazing! God stooped so far to scoop us up The Law’s curse is death. Harsh, but true. Death … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, belief, Bible Study, christianity, Devotional, faith, good news, grace, jesus, judgment, thanksgiving
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