August 2020
August 29
Day 168: Misconstrued In Mark chapter 5, the gospel writer records Jesus out doing miraculous stuff. The previous chapter gives us what is perhaps one of the better known acts: Jesus calming a storm at sea. Those of us who grew up in Sunday School classes remember coloring a printed page of Jesus telling the […]
August 28
Day 167: Lubrication I prayed with other men this morning. I gathered with Mark, Joe, Paul, Daniel and Joel. Early in the morning. Sitting in a circle in Joel's garage. Coffee in hand. I think this is the most important and effective thing we do to serve our church. (I could stop right here, but […]
August 27
Day 166: Expiration Date William Henry Harrison was the 9th President of the US. He died 31 days after taking office. When historians "rank" the Presidents, they usually don't even bother to include Harrison. If it were choosing up sides for kickball, Harrison would be the last kid chosen. If it were the NFL Draft, […]
August 26
Day 165: Hidden I have a former church youth group kid who is active in a professional evangelical vocation. He lives on the other side of the continent. Like everyone, he is active on social media. At one point a year or so ago, he let me know he was tired of my many Twitter […]