On Sunday I preached from John’s version of the Triumphal entry. It’s a pretty standard telling of the story, but at the end the author makes an interesting self-indictment. “At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and…
Tag: Discipleship
A different “game”
Writing is a fascinating endeavor. Each time I put some of my thoughts into a blog post, sermon, or story I put a bit of myself on display for the world to see. It’s a process which is both liberating and terrifying. Putting oneself “out there” means being open to being wounded by the unthinking…
New Role
This past weekend my wife and I were honored to become the godparents for our friend's youngest child. The idea of godparents is not one common to the Baptist tradition, but it's one we really need to reconsider. The idea that there would be special people in a child's life, other than the parents, who…
Wit Whiz…
I’ve been pondering the state of discipleship among Christians in America. I have friends from a wide-range of traditions, Anabaptist, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican – and each has brought up similar issues, “Why don’t people want to go deep in their faith?” The reason is that we are used to having thing processed…
