Daily observations about following Jesus
It was the best day of fishing ever. But it started as the worst. Seven guys working together tossing out the big net across the water. Letting it sink. Pulling it in. Nothing. Row a bit further. Toss out the big net across the surface of the water. Let it sink. Pull it in. Nothing. […]
Read More…“Is it okay if I sort of skim through the end of Exodus?” my friend said. “Those details about assembling the ark and the curtains and the tabernacle get really long.” He’s reading through the Bible for the second time. The first time took him three years. Now he’s doing it again to pick up […]
Read More…What if you simply decided to spend seven weeks reading the Bible? For a couple months setting aside the usual distractional reading, the escape reading, the three-minute-break reading, the just-one-more-link reading. Making the Bible be your reading while you fall asleep, while you are waking up, while you are in the bathroom, while you are […]
Read More…My friend sent me an email. “This is hard for me, to be quiet and still. I feel like my prayer life is like a paper route. I lob prayers to God, much like the paper carrier lobs papers down the street, but I keep moving, and forget to listen for the response. The paper […]
Read More…I’ve tried to simplify how to talk about the book I wrote for Lent and how I describe myself in a couple places. With Lent starting one week from today, I wanted to share these with you and ask, if you would be willing, to share them with people who may find them helpful. And […]
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