Daily observations about following Jesus
Peter and John stood in front of the leaders of their tribe. Imagine a random Catholic talking to the Pope and cardinals, an ordinary citizen in front of the Supreme Court or the President’s cabinet, a student in front of the university president and faculty, you in front of the people you grew up being […]
Read More…“They read from the book of the Law of God, translating it and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.” Nehemiah 8:8 That’s how the writer of Nehemiah describes the scene. People are gathered around an open-air stage in Jerusalem. Ezra, the scribe, reads from the books of Moses. Spread along […]
Read More…Peter and John stood in front of the leaders of their tribe. Imagine a random Catholic talking to the Pope and cardinals, an ordinary citizen in front of the Supreme Court or the President’s cabinet, a student in front of the university president and faculty, you in front of the people you grew up being […]
Read More…Kelley and Michael walked into my office. They asked a simple question about a person. I started laughing. They just looked at me. I said, “Sometime I’ll be asked a question that’s not answered with a story.” And then I spent five minutes telling them a series of stories about the person, stories that answered […]
Read More…When people have been following God for a long time, it’s easy to stay in our bubbles. Most of the time, we don’t like to be challenged. But God has called us to make a difference in our world. We have to get out of our bubbles. Or out of the saltshaker. Jesus says we […]
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