Daily observations about following Jesus
“Every day, asking God for guidance, say no to something.” There is a place for saying no. There are things that are good but not best. There are things that are not good at all. Learning to follow Jesus means learning to say no to both kinds of things. It is hard to say no. […]
Read More…“Every day, say to yourself, ‘Jesus knows what it’s like to be a mom.’” That is the second of five doable actions that came out of a sermon on Titus 2:11-14. One of the things that often stops us in prayer and belief is that we think that God can’t understand us. And I understand […]
Read More…“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 out with a simple list of doable actions that reflect what Paul tells Titus about […]
Read More…Lots of people are wondering what God is calling them to do. And that is a good question. But on the way to the answer, we fill in many answers. So let me suggest some of the things that God did not call you to. You are not called to be me. You are not […]
Read More…“How come Jesus told people not to talk about how he healed them?” That’s a great question. It’s a question that someone asked me recently. It’s a question that I’ve wondered about and have made up answers to and have never really looked at. Until just now. It wasn’t because I was actually doing the […]
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