by jakeowensby | Jan 6, 2023 | Baptism, Baptism of Our Lord, Conversion, Matthew 3:13-17
Some years before we met, my friend S- pastored a Baptist church in Paris. He invited another American preacher, also fluent in French, to cross the Atlantic and deliver a series of talks on the Christian life. The guest speaker’s first teaching focused on the...
by jakeowensby | Jan 7, 2022 | Luke 3:15-17 & 21-22
Journalists, scholars, and politicians have been speculating about the likelihood of a second Civil War in the United States. Our divisions have deepened over the past decade. They were on appalling display in the insurrection of January 6, 2021. We differ sharply...
by jakeowensby | Jan 5, 2018 | 1 Epiphany B, Baptism of Our Lord B, Mark 1:4-11
It’s funny, the sorts of things that have made me feel loved. When I mine my memory, no grand gestures or extravagant expressions of affection come to the surface. Instead, I remember unexceptional moments on days that I could not locate on a calendar. For instance,...
