by jakeowensby | Aug 18, 2023 | Following Jesus, Matthew 16:13-20, Proper 16 A
After Sunday worship at one of the congregations in my diocese, I met with the church’s leadership for the standard review of finances, attendance figures, evangelism strategies, and the like. One of the leaders was visibly angry. He said nothing until we came to the...
by jakeowensby | Jan 13, 2023 | Following Jesus, John 1:29-42
Sometimes you don’t realize what you’re getting into. I don’t have bad things in mind. Actually, I’m thinking about good things like marriage or parenting. It’s not that we knew nothing at all about these kinds of relationships before we got hitched or before...
by jakeowensby | Jan 18, 2014 | Change, Following Jesus, Self
Listen to AudioSometimes you don’t realize what you’re getting into. Now I don’t have bad things in mind. In fact, I’m thinking about good things like marriage or parenting.  It’s not that we knew nothing at all about these kinds of relationships before we got...
by jakeowensby | Sep 8, 2013 | Following Jesus
Click This Link to Listin to the AudioThere’s a difference between sharing the road with someone else and following somebody.  On my frequent trips up and down I-49 and US 165 and US 171, across I-20 and US 84, I share the road with scores of fellow travelers.Romero...
by jakeowensby | Apr 14, 2013 | Following Jesus
If you are following Jesus to get into heaven when you die, you are not really following Jesus. You’re pursuing your own agenda, and Jesus seems to you to be the best strategy to get what you’re after.  Following Jesus means just that: following Jesus. Just to...
by jakeowensby | Feb 6, 2012 | Following Jesus
Anne Lamott tells the story of riding a ski lift. She intended to get off at the intermediate slope, but failed to recognize the jump-off until the lift had moved on.  Lamott decided to leap from the moving lift from a height of five or six feet. She did not soar...
