Daily observations about following Jesus
We went to the mall in the evening. It was a gamble. Some evenings the crowds are a little lighter, even during the Christmas season. Tonight wasn’t one of those nights. We sat for a bit in the food court. There were lines at Chick-fi-a, at the Thai food place, at the cheesesteak place. In […]
Read More…Nancy and I walked past Arnie’s Jerseys and Stuff. It’s the local sports memorabilia store. We usually ignore it, not being fans of the teams, the old players, or the markups. This time I stopped, staring at the Ernie Banks Cubs uniform shirt. It was part of a display of Cubs items. After they won […]
Read More…“But what about the wine?” I finally asked. “Before I left you were talking about the best wine ever.” Saint John smiled at me. “Why are you so interested?” he finally said. “It’s not like you are an expert.” I shook my head. The truth is, I’ve never had a glass of wine. Growing up, […]
Read More…I went to get coffee for Nancy and me to share. And a bottle of water for Saint John of the Mall. Nancy is better than I am at asking questions about people’s lives. They started talking. When I came back, she was just saying, “How did you start following Jesus?” “I grew up on […]
Read More…We went to the mall Saturday morning. After a busy week of people, the emptiness was refreshing. We found Saint John by the coffee shop. I asked him about Matt and Luke. He shook his head and muttered something about wisdom and following stars. I pointed at Starbucks and asked if he needed coffee. “I’ve […]
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