#3GoodThings
I am exhausted, which seems like an extra good time to find 3 good things.
1. Visited a Lutheran church for the second time today. Still quite surprising to get a shot of wine in communion
2. The weather is gorgeous, and the buildings are tall enough to shade my eyes (couldn't find my sunnies in the rush out the door)
3. My whole body hurts from my first foray back into bouldering after a loooong hiatus. It's good because I'm grateful that I did it.
"As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, 'Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.'" ~ Mark 8:15
You think the U.S. is politically charged? We don't have anything on Israel in the first century. Bloody insurrections against Rome were frequent, and both Jesus' followers and enemies wanted him to take a stand on the political issues of the day. Should Jews cooperate if conscripted for labor (Matt 5:41)? Should Jews pay taxes to Caesar?
A thread on yeast ... 1/x
Iām old enough to remember being taught to ādeconstructā in evangelical-conservative-Biblicist spaces.
We just called it working out our faith in fear & trembling then.
So thatās what I did.
Why?
Because thatās where Jesus called me to go.
&, honestly, itās been awesome!
The Disreputable Bede
Tim Amor