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The Fear of Death
There is a fear that is never far from the surface of my mind: the Fear of Death. I think at least seventy percent of my rushing and...
abbykurz28
Sep 26, 202210 min read
Alive
What does it mean to be alive But to sometimes feel numb As a blur of colors rush past you, just out of reach What does it mean to be...
abbykurz28
May 19, 20222 min read
To Write
I used to write to process weeping sunsets and memories that made up the blur of lives I passed by. What good is writing, now? I write to...
abbykurz28
Apr 7, 20222 min read
To/Break
It takes thudding knees To break It takes words stuffed in my ears It takes letters strung ablaze It takes frozen images It takes humble...
abbykurz28
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Success & Loss
The skin around our lids gets a little darker our eyes sink a little deeper wrinkles settle sadder and wearier – they can no longer be...
abbykurz28
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Abidjan
Beauty in the Raw: Beauty that logically shouldn’t exist, let alone flourish — in dirt, in pain, in discomfort, in uncertainty. The...
abbykurz28
Sep 27, 20182 min read
American Evangelical Church Buildings & The Exclusion of the Homeless
Lack of distinction between “church” and The Church has led to the idolization of a building and the exclusion of homeless persons within...
abbykurz28
Sep 27, 201813 min read
The Greek Evangelical Church
Greece is comprised of 98% Greek Orthodox and 1.3% Muslim. The remaining 0.7% includes all other religions – Catholic, Jehovah Witness,...
abbykurz28
Jul 14, 20182 min read
Néa Zo̱í̱ | Threads of Hope
Néa Zo̱í̱ “Néa Zo̱í̱ (“new life” in Greek) was started twenty years ago by an American missionary (she also started OM in Athens) who met...
abbykurz28
Jul 14, 201813 min read
A Syrian’s Story
“I lived in Damascus and ever since the war started, every person started looking for a place to go live where there are no wars. If you...
abbykurz28
Jul 9, 20185 min read
An Evangelical Greek’s Story
“The Volos church is the second oldest protestant church in Greece, founded in the 1870s. It was always small – many times it was shut...
abbykurz28
Jul 4, 201811 min read
Lady in a Crisp Red Coat (April 2017)
A lady in a crisp red coat and white pearls stood out bold on a Chicago sidewalk. Her pose was calmly defiant against the blur of...
abbykurz28
May 11, 20182 min read
Timothy (October 2017)
The most beautiful thing my eyes have ever seen is tears gushing down Timothy’s cheeks. “Nevertheless Father – not my will, but your...
abbykurz28
May 10, 20183 min read
Jeff (July 2017)
“I would do all of it again if even one person is saved from me sharing the Gospel with them,” he said, and he meant every word – he, who...
abbykurz28
May 10, 20183 min read
Look at Me (May 2017)
His form moves increasingly closer; with each of our convergent steps, I sense the gradual splintering of my music-hypnosis that spouts...
abbykurz28
May 22, 20174 min read
Drawing Lines (September 2016)
America: a nation that generally prides itself on friendliness, equality, individuality, and recognition of self-worth. We are pretty...
abbykurz28
Sep 10, 20164 min read
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