The Awesome Responsibility of Proclamation

Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. They didn’t believe Jesus had risen when Mary Magdalene shared the news with them. They didn’t believe the two disciples who encountered the Lord on the road to Emmaus. Finally, when… Continue reading The Awesome Responsibility of Proclamation

Finding Rest

Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.  He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.”… Continue reading Finding Rest

On the Nightstand: Paul: A Biography

Oh, St. Paul. I’ve never been as conflicted as some about his views of women (different time, different, place, different audience). Rather, his conversion on the road to Damascus speaks to my soul… and equally, all that he did and endured after that conversion. My Bible study group is studying Ephesians this session, and I’m… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Paul: A Biography

“I Must Decrease”

Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Read them out loud right now, wherever you are, the words of John the Baptist in John 3:30 (NRSVCE: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” If this didn’t give you… Continue reading “I Must Decrease”