on the walk

Well I am embarrassed. I missed one of Jesus prayers.

This morning I was reading in Mark looking for prayers and I noticed that he “gives thanks” for the bread and “blesses” the fish as he prepares to feed the 4000. That prompted me to look back and of course he did the same thing when he blessed the food at the feeding of the 5000. So today we will talk about both. Continue Reading »

There is a translating frenzy in American Christianity.  This is a good thing for at least two reasons.  Continue Reading »

I was having a conversation recently about a guy who was very wealthy and was living a very foolish life in order to stay wealthy. The person I was talking to said, “He needs to realize that if he keeps living like this, God will take that blessing away from him.”

I replied, “What makes you think that money is blessing.  To him it is a curse.” Continue Reading »

We are working through Mark, watching Jesus pray. We already saw how morning solitude and prayer is part of the opening whirlwind chapter which establishes the character of Jesus and his ministry. And in Mark prayer is not mentioned again until the sixth chapter. Continue Reading »

A friend and colleague Kristal Dove, suggested that I check out the blog of her friend Brett Andrews, when she heard that I was starting this project. Blog watching is a growing addiction of mine so I did so right away. On my first visit I encountered a wonderful gem of wisdom. He was writing about spending some time with old books and we wrote this. Continue Reading »

There are some sentences that you never expect to say but then when they need to be said you find there is no other way.

Tonight there was poop in my living room. Bryant first brought it to my attention. “I’m poopy,” he said. He continued, “It’s on my foot and it’s on the fwoor.” (floor)
“Where,” I asked.

“Right dere and in da wivingroom.” he answered. Continue Reading »