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The Waking Dead

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Published: 02 Apr 2022 › Updated: 02 Apr 2022The Waking Dead

The Waking Dead

"I don't think he speaks to me any more than others; I think I've just learned to expect it, need it, keep an eye out for it. It's a whole different perspective on how we approach our day. Either we wake to tackle our 'to do' list, get things done, guided by our morals and whatever clarity we may at the moment have (both rather lacking to the need, I might add). Or we wake in the midst of a dangerous Story, as God's intimate ally, following him into the unknown."

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"If you're not pursuing a dangerous quest with your life, well, then, you don't need a Guide. If you haven't found yourself in the midst of a ferocious war, then you won't need a seasoned Captain. If you've settled in your mind to live as though this is a fairly neutral world and you are simply trying to live your life as best you can, then you can probably get by with the Christianity of tips and techniques. Maybe. I'll give you about a fifty-fifty chance. But if you intend to live in the Story that God is telling, and if you want the life he offers, then you are going to need more than a handful of principles, however noble they may be. There are too many twists and turns in the road ahead, too many ambushes waiting only God knows where, too much at stake. You cannot possibly prepare yourself for every situation. Narrow is the way, said Jesus. How shall we be sure to find it? We need God intimately, and we need him desperately."


"'You have made known to me the path of life,' David said (Ps. 16:11). Yes -- that's it. In all the ins and outs of this thing we call living, there is one narrow path to life, and we need help finding it."

-- John Eldredge, Waking the Dead

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Hello there, friends! My name is Bethany, and I love walking out my everyday adventures with Jesus! I spent four of the most challenging and most rewarding years of my life in Honduras teaching English at a mission school for the poorest students in our area. Although I'm a "gringa" on the outside, my heart is "catracha" (what Hondurans call themselves). Those years of daily challenge taught me to look at what I encountered each day not as obstacles, but adventures. I've been back in the U.S for over two years now, but Honduras has never left my heart. I look forward to sharing my past adventures with you, and inviting you into some new ones as well! I know you're probably wondering about "freesinger." The answer is quite simple: I sing freely! I love to sing and worship, and I believe that music has a great power to unlock and bring freedom to our hearts. I don't know if that will come out here as much, but we'll see... ;)

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