How a Journey of 8,000 Miles Changed Me, part 2
Make sure to check out part 1 here ! Want to make friends in a new country? Be prepared. This isn't always easy. Sometimes you meet someone on the train and instantly, you're buddies. Sometimes you try and try and nothing happens. Many things factor in - you're a foreigner, you're different, your first language isn't the same as everyone else around you. Not only all that but your perspective, worldview, and beliefs are almost guaranteed to be different. Then there's the fact that you've been shaped by your own culture all these years, so yeah, cultural differences are big as well. All this...and I still live abroad. Better yet, I choose this life! Sure, there's been plenty of disappointments, confusions, misu
J'essaie de lire la Bible quotidiennement, mais ce n'est pas toujours évident de se motiver! :(
ReplyDeleteLe site www.Bible1An.com m'aide, mais les différences de fuseaux horaires me mélangent un peu…
Et vous, les filles, lisez-vous la Bible quotidiennement? Utilisez-vous une ressource "lire la Bible en 1 an", ou préférez-vous lire à votre rhythme?
Hey Alex, I use this program for reading through the Bible in the year: four chapters in the old testament, one chapter in the new testament, every day. But- God has recently been altering my perspective as to how to read the Bible. I use the program as my outline, so I've got readings going in both old and new testament, but I don't hold to that like concrete. I once heard the Bible described as an ocean: You can skim over the surface, in a hurry just to get across. Or you can take your time, and delve below, and search for the pearls beneath, and find treasure. This quote quite sums it up!
ReplyDeleteSorry I don't respond in french- I'd be here awhile. :)