Daily observations about following Jesus
That, of course, is the wrong title. Perhaps it should be “8 suggestions for deciding whether I want to attach myself to a group of people who are calling themselves a church, knowing that I can’t blame “them” for not measuring up if I am not willing to commit myself to learning how to be […]
Read More…Sometime after Easter, Peter said to some of his friends, “I’m going fishing.” It was what he knew, how he could support himself if this Jesus gig didn’t work. And, at that point, he couldn’t figure out what the Jesus gig would be. The wandering seemed done. They were on the edge of something (resurrection […]
Read More…(This is a guest post from my friend Rob Hatch.) I recognized Paul’s words the other day. It had never happened to me. I was preparing for reading at Mass. I read the first reading from Genesis and the second and then the gospel. I do this to prepared in case the other lector doesn’t […]
Read More…(This post first appeared on May 5, 2009) Sometimes you just have to stop. Sometimes you have to stop and listen and ask and listen. Sometimes you need questions. Simple questions. Questions of few syllables and deep thought. When was the last time you stopped? That’s an easy question to ask. That’s a very difficult […]
Read More…(This post was originally published June 16, 2009) Peter almost went under. That’s the highlight of the “walking on water” story, the part that everyone knows, the part that everyone tries to dissect. It is the amazing part, the idea of a normal guy (slightly obnoxious, but normal), actually taking a few steps on water. […]
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