The hymn I Have Decided to Follow Jesus has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, sung as the final hymn at Sunday night services at Monticello First Baptist.
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The hymn I Have Decided to Follow Jesus has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, sung as the final hymn at Sunday night services at Monticello First Baptist.
God’s call to Abram comes without a map. There is no destination named, no timeline given—only a command and a promise: Go.
Abraham and I have always had a difficult relationship. On one hand, I admire his faith and fortitude in packing up his life and traveling, but on the other hand, I am deeply challenged to accept his behavior in the Issac story.
John has been arrested. This would not have seemed like the right time for an announcement.
Jesus meets Simon and Andrew in the middle of their ordinary workday.
For much of my life, I have understood Jesus primarily as someone we follow, and that is true.
For several years, my email signature has ended with Soli Deo Gloria, “to God alone be the glory.”
Growing up in my small southeast Arkansas town of about 8,000 people, we had two school districts—the “city” school and the “country” school.
Usually, when we study the Samaritan woman, we focus on her relationships (five husbands is an eye opener.) Another common focus of the story is that the woman came to the well at noon, alone.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
