(This was originally posted February 14, 2009) Be like God. Love your enemies. That’s what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:43-48. He starts with enemies. When it rains, it rains on everyone. Though we wish there were little clouds that followed some people and little suns that followed others, it rains on everyone. Everyone in […]

(This is a repost from April 20, 2009) Two blind guys knew Jesus healed blind guys. They followed him. They called to him, “have mercy on us.” We don’t know how far the followed him. We don’t know where they started following him. We know that they were with him after he left the house […]

(This is a repost from March 30, 2009.) Commercial fishermen understand weather. Commercial fishermen understand water. That understanding is their salary. That understanding is their life.  That understanding can mean their life, when a storm comes up unexpectedly. One day Jesus climbs in a boat. His disciples follow him. A storm comes up. They are […]

(This Saturday special is by Hope Swanson, reprinted here by permission (original). It’s 500 words and we can’t figure out how to trim it. But I thought you’d enjoy what a college freshman is thinking about following). I love watching couples. What I really love about it is pointing out how two people really don’t […]

A group of people is upset with Jesus. They are God-defenders. He’s saying he’s God’s son. That would make him more important than they are. They would have to listen to everything he says. Their entire world would have to change. So they are upset with Jesus. He knows they are upset, but there isn’t […]