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Reflections on love. and Jesus.
Jesus was summarizing simply the law. “Love God,” he said. “Love your neighbor.” “Who do we have to love?” was the follow up. “Who counts as my neighbor?” That’s the story of the good Samaritan. If you walk by someone in … Continue reading
How to deal with obnoxious Christians
If you are not a Christian, that’s easy. Do whatever you want. Throw stuff at them. Tell them to shut up. Give them a cup filled with cool water and say, “I think that Jesus said you were supposed to … Continue reading
loving through interruptions.
Jesus is counting down the hours he has with the disciples. He’s facing death. It’s a burden. Though he knows it will turn out okay eventually, he is not looking forward to the process. So he’s covering the important stuff, the … Continue reading
but it is really really challenging.
We talked about love yesterday, about loving each other. It sounds delightfully lovely. It isn’t. It’s tongue-chewingly, ego-brutalizingly, priority-devastatingly lovely. Walk backwards with me through John 13. Right before Jesus gave his new command, to love one another in the … Continue reading
do why I do.
We look for punishment. We want to know what the penalty will be if we don’t do something. We want to know where the boundaries are, how far we can go before we get hurt or scolded or destroyed. I … Continue reading
one thing I do
I had a friend who had a dream of following God. For him, following God had a certain location to pursue, a certain amount of meditation to conduct, a certain amount of following God without having to follow anyone else. … Continue reading
especially not after them
Is it better to say “no” and then do what you are asked or is it better to say “yes” and then not get around to it? That’s the heart of a “two brothers” story that Jesus tells. Their dad … Continue reading
Life is short
[First Friday guest post from Paul Merrill] My mom died in June. She was a month shy of 80. Her life was long and full, by most standards. Psalm 39:4 says: Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth … Continue reading
grinding them down
Jesus was concerned about little children. He said that the road to greatness in the kingdom of heaven ran closer to the playground than the temple courts. And then, after telling the disciples to learn from children, Jesus got graphic: … Continue reading
a new week
“Each morning, remind yourself that, for whatever reason, God loves you.” That’s what I told a few hundred people on Sunday. On Mother’s Day, I preached. I wanted to have some simple application from Titus 2. I wanted to walk … Continue reading
