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Welcome to "Thriving in an Exhausted World," a 12 week devotional designed to help you find strength, purpose, and renewal in a fast-paced and wearying world. In this journey, we will explore daily reflections, scriptures, prayers, and actionable steps to guide you towards a life of vitality and fulfillment, even in the midst of challenges and exhaustion. In a world that never seems to stop, where the demands of daily life can leave us feeling perpetually weary, there arises a profound need for renewal, resilience, and rediscovery.

In earlier times immigrants were generally "like us". Now, many immigrants are often Muslims, who not only dress distinctively, but practice a different religious creed as well. Many fear that terrorists will enter our country under the guise of immigrants. Christians, however, belong to another kingdom, the kingdom of Jesus the Messiah. A Christian response to the needs of refugees and immigrants should reflect their commitment to Christ more than their fears or political allegiances.

What is the gospel? How well can we articulate the gospel? If our gospel is solely about forgiveness of sin and entry into heaven in the hereafter, we have missed the true substance of the gospel.

In his book, Rasmus Rasmussen provides a full account of the Viking's [1893] journey from Norway to Chicago from a crew member's point of view.