by jakeowensby | Nov 18, 2022 | Luke 23:33-43, The Kingdom of God
If you’ve always been on a roll—your kids are always happy and healthy and cooperative and like your company, your career ladder feels has always been more like an up escalator, your romantic life is the stuff of steamy novels—then the reflections that follow might...
by jakeowensby | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Driving along one of Louisiana’s many country roads, my son Patrick witnessed a man heave a German Shepherd out of a pickup. Only briefly stunned by the impact, the dog rolled to its feet and scrambled after the truck. Patrick gave chase. The driver of the truck came...
by jakeowensby | Aug 25, 2017 | Matthew 16:13-20, Proper 16 A
Wearing a clerical collar and, as I recall, a black suit, I stood in line waiting to buy something at a drugstore near the church I was serving. A man directly in front of me turned around and asked, “Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?” Surprised that...
