Daily observations about following Jesus
It happens every Monday morning. Every Monday is a restart of our pilgrimage. Every Monday we say, “I want this week to be different. I want to be more committed, more caring, more thoughtful, more loving, more focused, more significant, more successful.” And then we open our eyes. And shuffle to the mirror. And the words […]
Read More…“Devote yourself to prayer,” Paul writes to the Colossians, “being watchful and thankful.” That feels like a challenge thrown out to religious people, the kind of statement that makes the rest of us say, “I could never be devoted to prayer.” The more I’ve been reflecting on the couple of sentences that follow this, the […]
Read More…God, it’s Monday. You knew that. You know that lots of my friends are asking you for lots of things right now. For peace while waiting to find out about cancer. For patience while waiting to find out about a daughter. For endurance while preparing for a quest. And we keep wondering about the answers, […]
Read More…Here are some quick ways you can experience Jesus more in your daily life. (I’m no expert; this is a list of ideas for me too.) Talk to Jesus out loud when you’re walking somewhere. (No worries, people will just think you’re talking on your cell phone with really small headphones.) Talk about Jesus with […]
Read More…You make a new commitment. You watch a friend die. You finally decide. You screw up. You get the award. You finish the book. You make the call. You answer the call. You finish. You start. You can’t figure it out. You didn’t get to sleep. You won. You lost. Then it’s the next morning. […]
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