Daily observations about following Jesus
When I wrote my dissertation, I created endnotes. I generated pages and pages of references to the writing of other people. I pointed to places in books and articles written by other people as I tried to show that what I was saying was consistent with other people, was supported by knowledgeable people, was nothing […]
Read More…If the wise are those who build on rock, the foolish are those who build on sand. Sand shifts. Sand moves. Sand is a million pieces of rock. Sand is all the same substance as the rock but in pieces too small to give any support. Sand is a collection of completely independent individuals. Sand […]
Read More…Many people heard many things in church Sunday. Many words, many challenges, many opportunities. Many invitations, many explanations, many ideas. On one hand, all of the things that we heard further confuse our ability to obay. Every discussion is an opportunity for confusion as well as clarity. On the other hand, today we have the […]
Read More…There are people who look spiritual for all the wrong reasons. Jesus singles them out in Matthew 7:15-23. Why would they be that way? Because there are people who are trusting spiritual people for all the wrong reasons. That’s why Jesus is doing these warnings near the end of his lesson. What are the warnings? […]
Read More…I have written elsewhere about deliberate practice. Simply, it is choosing to work in a focused way on the weakest parts of what you are best at. Such specific work can, I think, apply in following Jesus. And it came to mind when looking at what Jesus said about gates and roads. “Enter through the […]
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