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November 2024

Chapter 10 - Junia - Growing in Fellowship
...‘This is holy ground,’ I thought, suddenly wanting to remove my sandals. But I couldn’t follow through on that idea, as the joy and love came in wave…
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Barry Jackson
Chapter 9 - Mordechai – Wrestling with God
...I felt the desire to back out growing in my mind, but it no longer felt like it would be a retreat to safety, it felt like I would be going back into…
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Chapter 8 - Mordechai – Simon's story
...his question went deeper than that. It was like it probed the deepest recesses of my soul, reaching parts of it that had lain neglected for years…
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Chapter 4 Priscilla – Becoming family
...I wanted this too… but my anxiety was back in force, my fears were growing, and my thoughts were running wild...
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‘And the Lord added to their number daily' – Authors note
A bit of background to explain why have I chosen Priscilla, Aquila, Mordechai and Junia as a focus for these stories.
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Chapter 3 - Aquila – Hungry to learn
...I felt panic rising in me... was I the only one that didn't belong?... Had I done something that made me unacceptable to God?...
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Chapter 2 - Priscilla – New Beginnings
...I was mesmerised by their song... the obvious joy in it was contagious and, despite my fear, I felt an echo of their joy growing in my heart...
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Chapter 1 - Peter - Doing the Impossible
...God’s love could never be earned, it was and is always freely given… And each little thing we do is magnified by the power of the Spirit and used by…
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