Daily observations about following Jesus
The other day Tim asked, “How do I find time to listen to God?” It’s a great question. As our lives are full of family and friends and responsibilities, it is very challenging to hear the voice of God. Assuming, of course, that God is talking. A couple years ago, when Hope was heading back […]
Read More…It’s Sunday evening and I’m supposed to be writing words that will give us energy for the week. What I want to be doing is eating apple pie and drinking coffee. Or tea. I haven’t decided. I’ve had many conversations over the past three days. Around a funeral. In our small group. Before, during, and […]
Read More…God often uses ways totally different from the ways humans normally operate. John was a prophet who came before Jesus and prepared the way for him. Yet if he were alive today and living his normal life, most Christians would categorize him as mentally ill and homeless. “For food he ate locusts and wild honey.” […]
Read More…Q: Did anything give you chills when writing A Great Work? That’s a really odd question. Except that I have an answer. I was looking at chapter 8 of the book of Nehemiah. It’s the one where Ezra starts reading the book of the Law, and the Levites start translating it, and everyone starts weeping, […]
Read More…Q: What captivated you about the book of Nehemiah? The more I slowed down and looked at the text to see what was going on, the more excited I got about everything I had missed by skimming. Probably the first really exciting moment, the one that showed me that other people could get excited about […]
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300 words a day 