Being an expat in Dubai is hard. We have left family, friends, and familiar surroundings behind to live in this exciting city. Once we land in Dubai, we set out to lay down roots by making new friends, connecting with new communities, and exploring our new home. Often, that can be challenging. People are frequently moving in and out of Dubai, and it can be difficult to build real connections in such a transient place.

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People have pointed to the book of Judges and called the Bible a book full of horrific violence - and it’s true! Mass murder, rape, infanticide…it goes from bad to worse. It’s almost like one of those crazy medieval fantasy TV shows.

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If you’ve been following our summer series “God’s (Not So) Super Heroes”, you would have seen the people of Israel making lots of decisions that seemed right to them. You also would have discovered the tragic spiral of sin God’s people were trapped in.

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If you’ve been following our summer series “God’s (Not So) Super Heroes”, you would have seen the people of Israel making lots of decisions that seemed right to them. You also would have discovered the tragic spiral of sin God’s people were trapped in.

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Have you ever been so focused on something that everything around you disappears?

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We've had some miserable weather in Dubai the last few days, haven't we? The haze has clouded our vision. We can taste dust in every breath. It feels like being stranded in a barren wasteland or stumbling onto the set of a sci-fi movie.

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We've had some miserable weather in Dubai the last few days, haven't we? The haze has clouded our vision. We can taste dust in every breath. It feels like being stranded in a barren wasteland or stumbling onto the set of a sci-fi movie.

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Have you ever been faced with a tough situation or problem and thought “Surely, there is someone stronger, braver, wiser, or more creative than me who can do this?”

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Have you ever been faced with a tough situation or problem and thought “Surely, there is someone stronger, braver, wiser, or more creative than me who can do this?”

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Sometimes names can be misleading: koala bears are not bears (they are marsupials), guinea pigs are not really pigs (they are rodents), prairie dogs are not dogs (even more rodents), flying foxes are actually bats…sometimes we understand so much more with a little context and explanation.

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