by jakeowensby | May 15, 2020 | John 14:15-21
Neil Armstrong stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module onto the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969. I was eleven years old. My mother and I watched Armstrong’s “giant leap for mankind” on a black and white TV in a cheap motel room. Mom had spent most of her remaining...
by jakeowensby | May 19, 2017 | 6 Easter A, John 14:15-21
“Do it for your self.” Joy and I added this phrase to our shared cache of personal codes nearly three decades ago. Like most of the phrases in our cache, this one reminds us instantly of an experience we shared and how we felt about what we were doing at the time. Joy...