It’s not just animosity and fear that kept the religious leaders waiting on Pilate’s stoop. It’s probably some of that. After all, Pontius Pilate was Rome’s emissary, the commander of the Roman legion holding Palestine in submission, and therefore the most powerful man in the region....
Paying Attention to Everyday Grace & Joy
posted by DJL
I’m a huge believer that simply paying attention is one of the most important things we can do if we seek to live meaningful lives in community with others. Of course it’s not just paying attention in general, it’s actually looking out for moments of grace and joy in particular. There are plenty of things out there that, if we pay attention exclusively to them, will induce us to lose confidence and hope and tempt us to believe there is little that is good and beautiful in the world. Not only are these elements before us, but there is an entire news/media industry that seeks to draw these things to our attention in order to create a...
John 18:24-27
posted by DJL
Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They asked him, “You are not also one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had...
Is Your Church Using Social Media…
posted by DJL
…well? And that matters. Because it’s not just about using social media, but using it well. That is, responding to the Digital Age isn’t just a matter of having a Facebook page or semi-lame (or even pretty good) website. Rather, it’s thinking with care about the variety of channels of communication that are available to us today in order to support our people in their Christian walk. Of course, the very thing that makes this moment so amazing in terms of our ability to share the Gospel and equip people for lives of faith – the nearly uncountable number of communication channels available to us – is precisely that which makes...
John 18:22-24
posted by DJL
When he had said this, one of the police standing nearby struck Jesus on the face, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” Jesus answered, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?” Then Annas sent him bound to...