Russian Migrant Identity Struggle-‘I Don’t Want to... and
Russian Immigrant Identity Struggle - ‘I Don’t Want to Be Called Russian Anymore'



‘I Don’t Want to Be Called Russian Anymore’: Anxious Soviet Diaspora Rethinks Identity; (link), excerpts below:
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Nice to be here finally

I try to keep it under reasonable control. Hey, you try to restrain yourself with two small bags on your dinner table which contain two kinds of Hershey's milk chocolate nuggets.

Just like Lay's potato chips used to be, no one can eat just one.

Forget that I'm not even hungry for dinner on this particular evening. One of the supervisors at work brought pizza for the crew today as a surprise. And that's on top of what lunch item I've already brought...

"For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29

God's voice dwells in the midst of the fire! Fire consumes the sacrifice, and in Romans 12:1-2 we are told to surrender our bodies and renew our minds. As we lay our flesh upon His altar, we are consumed!

Mark 9:49 - "For everyone will be salted with fire."

We are called to burn for Him and be voices of awakening. The Father desires to set regions ablaze with holy fire, but it will...

Your life of devotion before God in prayer opens up the heavens and releases revelation into your life. Revelation and information are not equal or the same. You can have a lot of good Biblical information but it may seem lifeless to you because it is simply a ritual.

The good news is your information can become revelation, light, and transformation as you devote yourself to God in worship and prayer. You must have spiritual hunger, a strong prayer life, as well as time affirming...