by jakeowensby | Feb 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Kate Bowler had been suffering bouts of debilitating intestinal distress for some time. Eventually a specialist diagnosed her condition as cancer. Stage IV cancer. She was 35 years old. A rising star at Duke. Married to her high school sweetheart. And the mother of...
by jakeowensby | Aug 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not long ago my friend F- received a terminal diagnosis. He didn’t know very much about his disease, so he went to the library and checked out a medical book about it. On his way home he stopped by one of those oil change places. The attendant who drove his car into...
by jakeowensby | Oct 21, 2016 | Luke 18:9-14, Proper 25 C, Uncategorized
[Listen to Audio] C. S. Lewis wrote somewhere that it is best to try to like everybody you meet. After all, it’s easier to love people that you like. And Jesus teaches us to love everyone. Good as his word, Jesus set the example he wants us to follow. For instance, as...
