Daily observations about following Jesus
Yes, Nike made that phrase popular in 1988 – long enough ago that some will not remember. Others will be so burned out on hearing it that the meaning is lost. But James said in his letter, “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” (That’s chapter […]
Read More…It is sin. You were waiting for that, weren’t you? You were wondering where I was going to go, how I was going to spin what Jesus says. You read my post yesterday about Jesus and divorce. You were wondering how you were going to classify me, whether I was going to measure up or […]
Read More…I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I forgive […]
Read More…After laying out the process of caring for people who have not done what he says, Jesus gives the implication: “Whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven.” There is a connection between here and there, between what we say and what God does. If we say, “you aren’t living right,” God says, “you […]
Read More…Most church services that people attended over the weekend did not include a public rebuke. I’m sure there were many private rebukes, in which one person accused another (not in the conversation) of dressing inappropriately, of taking the wrong seat in the sanctuary, of not watching children while they ran on the platform after the […]
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