Daily observations about following Jesus
We’re looking at Jesus talking about how to address sin. We’re looking at a passage that is used as a guideline for what is called “church discipline.” We’re looking at the beginning of the process, where Jesus says, “If your brother sins, tell him.” As I thought about the process, I thought, “But, did Jesus […]
Read More…If your brother sins, tell him.* That sounds so judgmental. That sounds so critical. That sounds so invasive. After all, we say, who am I to tell anyone that they have messed up? My own life is so far from perfect. Exactly. Who better to sit down, quietly, away from everyone else, and say, “Here’s […]
Read More…Jesus told stories. A lot. We think about them as parables, looking at all the angles, trying to squeeze as much as we can out of the story. I think, sometimes, that we may work too hard to tie every part of the story to some deep lesson. I am guilty, too. I bring it […]
Read More…A few hours after I write this, a handful of people, older than high school (but less than a decade so) are going to sit in a circle and look at flat bread and grape squeezings. They will have spent time before that looking at their souls, allowing the God whose job description includes “reminding […]
Read More…Sometimes, no matter what you say, people get it wrong. All Jesus was trying to do was help. All he was doing was trying to be accurate. All he was trying to do was explain why he had, when a man was brought for healing, forgiven the man’s sins. The teachers of the law, when […]
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