Daily observations about following Jesus
Sometimes when I think about Jesus dying on the cross, I get overwhelmed. What did I do to deserve that great sacrifice? Why could such a horrible thing happen to such a wonderful person? For the last two years, my family and I have been part of an Anglican church. We remember Jesus’ death on […]
Read More…While I’m traveling, I asked some friends to answer a question: What’s the story related to Jesus that is most compelling for you? Today’s post is from Paul Merrill. It was just three days after Jesus had been killed. Two of his followers went for a walk to be with other followers. They were passionately discussing […]
Read More…Miguel lives more than a day’s drive away. We don’t get to see each other very often. We’re good friends from way back. So we try to catch up every once in a while via Skype. About six months ago, life wasn’t treating him very well. Business was down and it was really discouraging. I said […]
Read More…I have this pair of old gloves. My parents gave them to me when I was in high school. They were not top-quality back then, but they still work fine. However, I’ve had to stitch up the seams about a million times – even this week. Our culture functions around the concept of planned obsolescence. […]
Read More…Deception is never the best place to start, when you want something good to happen. She wanted something good so badly that she would do whatever it took. The prospect of a huge family rift was not enough to stop her. (Maybe she wanted it so much that she didn’t even think of that.) Rebekah knew that […]
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