Daily observations about following Jesus
Jesus said, “love your enemies.” Jon has been giving us some really helpful ideas on how to do this. If you missed those posts, go back and read them: parts one and two. I keep forgetting the command Jesus gave. It wasn’t just a request – it was a command. If you look at the […]
Read More…(First published September 10, 2010.) If you are not a Christian, that’s easy. Do whatever you want. Throw stuff at them. Tell them to shut up. Give them a cup filled with cool water and say, “I think that Jesus said you were supposed to give this to me.” The guy wanting to burn the […]
Read More…First published April 25, 2009 Rest. You get to do that. Pray. You get to do that. Trust. You get to do that. Sleep. You get to do that. Laugh. You get to do that. Weep. You get to do that. Ask. You get to do that. Love. You get to do that. Repent. You […]
Read More…People talk about serving God. They talk about wanting to serve God. We spend a lot of time and words doing things that we think are a service to God. As I was talking to some friends about learning how each of us is best made to serve God, I started thinking less about serving […]
Read More…I’ve been thinking a lot about Christians going to extremes recently. Here are some stories that I’ve noticed this week. I watched a video about Ian and Larissa. They dated for ten months. And then he was in an accident. His brain and body were severely abused. After a long recovery process, where recovery means […]
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