Daily observations about following Jesus
Jesus loved to tell stories. Jesus loved to be subtle. Jesus loved to find out if hearts were paying attention. Sometimes it didn’t exactly work. —- Jesus and the disciples were heading to the other side. They kept crossing the lake, moving from crowd to crowd, need to need, person to person. This time, in […]
Read More…Peter almost went under. That’s the highlight of the “walking on water” story, the part that everyone knows, the part that everyone tries to dissect. It is the amazing part, the idea of a normal guy (slightly obnoxious, but normal), actually taking a few steps on water. But that’s not where the story starts. Before […]
Read More…Jesus is teaching. He gets company. He keeps teaching. The company waits. It seems like a good strategy, to not be interrupted, to be polite to the people you are with. I would probably be more polite if I had that kind of focus on the people with whom I am talking. I try. I […]
Read More…“Every day, asking God for guidance, say yes to something.” Often, when we think about disciple, we think about discipline. When we think about discipline we think about scolding. When we think about discipline, we think about pain. When we think about discipline, we think about saying no. Maybe it’s just me. I think about […]
Read More…“Every day, asking God for guidance, say no to something.” There is a place for saying no. There are things that are good but not best. There are things that are not good at all. Learning to follow Jesus means learning to say no to both kinds of things. It is hard to say no. […]
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