by jakeowensby | May 14, 2016 | Body of Christ, Jesus Movement, Pentecost Year C, Spirit of Truth
Listen to Audio A friend of mine from South Louisiana told me, “Those Cajun boys know how to dance.” She was talking fondly about a particular young Cajun man as if to say, “I love dancing with that guy.” I wondered what it must be like to dance so well that other...
by jakeowensby | Apr 29, 2016 | 6 Easter C, Body of Christ, Holy Spirit, Jesus Movement, John 14:23-29
Listen to Audio When our oldest son Andrew was about three, he loved climbing things. Ladders, trellises, trees. They all beckoned him to clamber up toward the roof or the sky. In the house, we found Andrew mounting our coffee table and leaping off. Not wanting him to...
by jakeowensby | Mar 18, 2016 | Empire, Jesus Movement, Kingdom of God, Luke 22:14-23:56, Palm Sunday C, Passion
Listen to AudioJesus committed a crime of passion.From the perspective of sin and moral accountability, he was blameless. But the divine movement that Jesus brought to earth subverted the powers and principalities holding the world in their oppressive grip. He was a...
