Daily observations about following Jesus
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 […]
Read More…“Okay,” my friend said. “I gave you a week to think. I want to ask the question again. Should we celebrate Lent?” I shrugged. “I don’t think it’s a matter of should. I think it’s a matter of could. I think it’s less a matter of obligation and more an opportunity. If we have to […]
Read More…I was talking with a friend about how often we know more about how to live than we actual live out. I asked him how I could help him. I asked because I’ve been trying to understand how I can be more practical, more focused in my counsel. After we talked, I decided to try bite-sized […]
Read More…I asked Nancy for help. “For 300,” I said. “Ask me a question.” Instead of a question, she sent me a coded message. “Proverbs 18:1. In the Holman.” It’s a kind of code we understand. We understand Bible speak. So I looked up the sentence she was pointing to, in the book of Proverbs, in […]
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300 words a day 