Daily observations about following Jesus
(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) A lesson I’ve been learning again is how to trust. One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Paul’s request for us to not worry in Philippians 4:6-7. He gives a great alternative – pray. When we worry, we bring the problems into our own court and […]
Read More…(Paul Merrill writes here every First Friday) Jon and I discussed that today is April Fool’s Day. How does that relate to following Jesus? Simply this – Jesus had a sense of humor! He was as much a human as the rest of us. (See Colossians 2:9.) In a mystery that I do not understand, […]
Read More…Yes, Nike made that phrase popular in 1988 – long enough ago that some will not remember. Others will be so burned out on hearing it that the meaning is lost. But James said in his letter, “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” (That’s chapter […]
Read More…Donald Miller got me thinking. I’ve been reading Searching for God Knows What. He talks about how we can’t use formulas for how we relate to God. We can’t just pray for X and expect it to appear on our doorstep 24 hours later. That would reduce God to being a celestial vending machine. Yet […]
Read More…Many have approached this new year with ideas of things they would like to do differently this time through. It’s really nice to have a fresh start. We all need places and times to begin again. However, I ask you to proceed with caution. It’s easy to give yourself goals that may be unrealistic or […]
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