The Latest Meditations
“The Check In” and The Movement
We started The Movement here in Tepic with a fresh vision again. Josh and Stephanie made it back and we had our first meet up with other people Friday night. This was our chance to re-launch with our renewed focus. This summer we experimented with different ideas of ministry that we had. We feel like […]
read more...The Beatitudes: Vulnerability
It’s amazing how the rebellious and radical message of Christ can be made to be so tame and weak in mainstream Christian culture. It always bothers me when Christ’s message is watered down and considered safe. Christ was counter-cultural when he spoke the words and he is counter-cultural now when we read his […]
read more...Healing…Alleviating Suffering
Luke 8:40-56
These miracle stories are insane. These are two unorthodox healings. I guess the thing I like most about the stories of healings is just the fact that you care about individuals. I can see that you care about people right now in this life. Even though this is only temporary […]
Jesus and the Concealed Truth (is it really?)
Luke 8:4-15
One of the interesting things about this passage is when Jesus says, “I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders…” If you read this verse alone then it’s a bit confusing about the mission of Jesus. Was his mission to hide the truth?
The other fact about […]
Jesus Defying Expectations
Luke 7:36-50
This story is so beautiful. Just thinking of this woman who began to weep (were the words of Jesus touching her heart right then and there?) and anoint Jesus’ feet with oil is so intense. I can imagine the extreme reactions of the others that were there. It really makes sense […]