Daily observations about following Jesus
Jesus loved to tell stories. Jesus loved to be subtle. Jesus loved to find out if hearts were paying attention. Sometimes it didn’t exactly work. —- Jesus and the disciples were heading to the other side. They kept crossing the lake, moving from crowd to crowd, need to need, person to person. This time, in […]
Read More…When I was growing up, I learned some wise sayings from my parents. They were never treated as new, they were treated as wisdom that has been passed on. One of those sayings was, “Red sky in morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” It is a reasonably accurate forecasting tool, thanks […]
Read More…We’re halfway through a year of writing 300 words about following Jesus 5-6 times a week. We’re about halfway through the book of Matthew. We’re working through this book because Jesus ends it by telling his followers to obey what he commanded and I have this odd notion that if we start by obeying everything […]
Read More…The woman’s daughter was sick. Demon-sick. That’s sick. She, like any mother in that situation, was willing to consider anything and anyone. Even if it meant a foreigner. Jesus was heading out of town, taking some time to get away from the constant Pharisaical scrutiny. He headed to the Mediterranean coast, north of Israel. And […]
Read More…Good disciples always wash their hands. Good disciples always eat the right food. That’s what the Pharisees said. They were concerned about how well Jesus was keeping the rules. They were concerned with whether Jesus taught the rules. They were concerned. Jesus wasn’t very concerned about the fact that they were concerned. Or, more accurately, […]
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300 words a day 