“Do you love me?” Jesus asked the one who had pretended not to know him just days before. “Yes, Master, you know I love you,” Peter said. “Feed my lambs,” Jesus answered. Three times Jesus asks if Peter loves. Three times Peter reassures. Three times Jesus calls him to serve.… Read More
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One Day & One Thousand Gifts
Edmond, Oklahoma to Dallas to New Orleans to Tampa to Buffalo to a farm where pigs and wheat and soybeans and children are raised. Our few hours with the Voskamps were well-worth the twelve it took to get there. Six kids welcomed us with handshakes, the Farmer too, and a… Read More
Friends & Fans. Redefining The Relationship.
I probably won’t take a day off so I can walk you through a very bad day face-to-face. I probably won’t call you for help when the water heater goes out at my house and I’m 600 miles away on a bus. If I get depressed I won’t confide in… Read More
Worst & Greatest
Luke 22:19-27 19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my… Read More
Dumb Phones Are For Dumb People
“Oh, gosh,” he answered, “I guess probably eighty-five to ninety percent buy smart phones. Almost nobody needs one but,” Brent the Verizon salesman said, “nobody trades in their smart phone. I’ve never seen it.” Two years ago I had an idea for for a fundraiser so massive my boss demanded… Read More
In Defense of Simile
The kingdom of God is like… View Post