I was reading coverage of Baltimore’s riots last night when I realized that “America” probably looks pretty scary in other countries’ news.
Maybe even as scary as “Africa” often seems to people over here.
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Baltimore, Ferguson, and “Africa”
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| Tags: Africa, America, Baltimore, Boko Haram, compassion, Ebola, fear, Ferguson, God, Prayer, understanding, violence |
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Following, not directing
God, having infinite love and joy (among many other attributes), sometimes just pours out both in ways that become quite humorous. A failed attempt to see a friend, a canceled flight, an unsuccessful phone call, and a chance conversation in a hallway I didn’t have a good reason to walk down came together Saturday into something amusingly beautiful.
I just wanted to get home.
Saturday morning, I went to the hotel lobby and grabbed a paper, headed into the restaurant for some pancakes and bacon, and settled in for a little relaxation before leaving for the airport around noon.
That was my plan, anyway. A text from Delta informed me there was another.
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| Tags: canceled flight, disappointment, EPADenver, Family Life, following God, God leads, mission, Proverbs, strangers but brothers |
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Fire and ice
It was twenty-four years ago yesterday, and an early thaw had been followed by freezing rain that encased everything – buildings, trees, cars, and lawns – in up to two inches of clear, solid ice.
The world glistened with chandeliers, and much of it crashed under their weight.
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| Tags: 1991 ice storm, beauty, Cape Town, destruction, effort, empathy, fires, help, loss, Rochester NY, South Africa |
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Taking off, flying high
It’s good to be busy. Not for the sake of merely being distracted or overwhelmed, but to have the blessing of contributing to the world and its Lord.
I am swamped in material and tasks, and it is wonderful.
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| Tags: blessing of work, Cape Town, Christ, ministry, missionary work, Missions: Why go?, Nancy Writebol, SIM, South Africa, writing for God |
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The Heffron Family 