Tag: Christian TCK
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Sparrow
i see the eagle and the sparrow the sparrow stands on the fence gazing over the field before behind it the eagle is perched perfectly upon the same…
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Joseph Delivered
A desperate storm of fingers Clutch viciously at my sides Their reign of spite and jealousy Their hatred my demise I gaze into their pupils A devil-kindled fire…
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The Clock is Ticking: Struggles in Making Friends as an ATCK
It’s true. With every new friend I make, it’s like a countdown begins. I feel a quiet dread — a cold, weary sense in my bones — that I have only a year, maybe two, to make this relationship matter. Like an invisible clock ticking down to my departure…
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Home as Art, Home as Heaven
I looked around the blue-tiled room and sighed. There were no windows, there was no AC unit, and the summer heat was oppressive…
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The Crucifixion
A crown of thorns, woven by human hands, pressed against His brow, where sweat and blood mingle like unanswered prayers, dripping onto the dust—
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The Rooster’s Call
Beneath the flickering lamps, his shadow wavered, a ghost of conviction turned brittle under dread…
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The Language We Lack
How much joie de vivre do we miss simply because English has no word for it? How many gems of creation, light filtering through Japanese trees…
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Time
…as time flies fast — unless GOD cuts its wings. But then time seems to simply start to run out of space. Time sometimes only brings…
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Behind Every Door
…the Whole World and all there is, including your soul. Shadows stretch from the sun, seeking the end of the day…
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TCK Voices: Appreciate Where You Are
I was born in Colorado and lived there until I was six, when my family moved to Cyprus to be missionaries for the organization Youth for Christ. I lived in Cyprus for 11 years…
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Know Thyself: A Christian Journey to Self-Mastery
As a TCK, I know what it means to feel alone, even in the midst of a crowd. I have left friends behind and entered spaces where no one understands my background. I often find myself isolated in the midst of a crowd…
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