creating safe places

The group granted us permission to help them connect the dots of their story with the Grand Story. We had created a safe place on their territory where life was lived by their code of conduct. Each night I prayed behind their back and then told them to their face over a morning bagel.

Creating safe places offers nothing new or beyond the model Jesus gave us almost 2,000 years ago. God became flesh and joined the indigenous practices of His culture. Now it's our time to embed the message of Jesus into the emerging culture of our day.

- Fred Peatross

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