Book Release Day!

Once, I wanted to be the greatest.

I thought so many things were black and white.

I crossed the ocean to serve God,

but I learned that most things were a bit more complicated than I'd thought.

I wasn't allowed to re-enter a country that had begun to feel like home because the authorities feared my religion, and felt that I might pose a political threat (sounds a bit familiar, doesn't it?). Others faced persecution because of the gospel I had shared with them. It felt like my fault.

I wondered if God was good.

I found out that I was more loved than I had ever understood.

And this is the story I share in my book. But it's the kind of story that most of us have - about the moment when your childlike faith became complicated, the moment you realized that your perspective on the world was woefully limited, the moment when God's grace became real to you.

If you have a story, will you share it? And if you want to hear the rest of mine, here it is: cultural critique, love story, travelogue, spiritual coming of age. Thanks for celebrating its release today with me.

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If you have a blog, join the dangerous territory link-up! Write a post using one of the following prompts. Add your post to the link-up on my blog, and I’ll share them on social media. This link-up is open to everyone, so please invite friends to join, too! Write about one of your own “misguided quests” Or write about how a cross-cultural interaction (or a relationship with someone different from you) widened your perspective on the world Or write about a time you experienced God’s grace in a fresh way

1.	Karissa Knox Sorrell	3.	Devi Duerrmeier	5.	Lisa Bartelt
2.	Lyndsey Medford	4.	Christiana Peterson	6.	D.L. Mayfield

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