Daily observations about following Jesus
I wish we could see inflection. Or hear it, actually. The inflection of the Biblical text. The tone of voice when a handful of religious leaders say to Jesus, “Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you.” (Matthew 12:38). The amount of wistfulness or sarcasm or wondering or eagerness to learn. There had […]
Read More…Jesus healed a man who couldn’t see and couldn’t speak. He condemns some men who could. The former had a demon, an evil spirit, an agent of satan. The latter accused Jesus of working for satan. The former caused people to begin to ask serious, thoughtful questions about the identity of Jesus, about his role […]
Read More…Or should it say weekend? Some of us get to Saturday morning, full of energy, full of projects, full of passion to “get something done.” The rest of us get to Saturday morning dragging. We have been busy all week. We are struggling with a list of activities that got longer during the week, rather […]
Read More…“Every time you say no or say yes, put an x on a calendar.” We’ve been looking doable actions coming out of Titus 2:11-14. We’ve talked about activities that have been pretty spiritual – praying, knowing that God loves us, saying no to ungodliness, saying yes to godliness. These are important actions, and doable. They […]
Read More…“Every day, asking God for guidance, say yes to something.” Often, when we think about disciple, we think about discipline. When we think about discipline we think about scolding. When we think about discipline, we think about pain. When we think about discipline, we think about saying no. Maybe it’s just me. I think about […]
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