Daily observations about following Jesus
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…When Jesus started making disciples, he invited two of the first five to the place he was staying. They spent a long time talking. And then they spent three years on the road together. When Aquila and Priscilla wanted to help Apollos learn what following Jesus really meant, they invited him home. When Paul was […]
Read More…When the first stone hit his shoulder, Stephen flinched. As the stones kept coming, he prayed. When he couldn’t stand any more, he dropped to his knees. He asked God to forgive the people who were killing him. And then he died of blunt force trauma to every part of his body. Stephen was recognized […]
Read More…Jesus would take into account that everything he wrote would be read by a wide range of audiences. Jesus would tell stories that had clear meanings, meanings that were intentionally divisive, meanings that were hope to some readers and a dagger to others. Jesus would leave some comments unanswered. Jesus wouldn’t try to persuade. Jesus […]
Read More…I work at a church. Every Sunday morning, I know that someone will ask me how I’m doing. I know that someone will say, “How was your week.” And I will not know how to answer the questions. So I decided to figure out how to have an answer. 1. Don’t think, “I wonder why […]
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