Excuses
Follow You? Well, I would, but . . .
“Follow me,” Jesus said. No fewer than 19 times in the four gospels I find Jesus uttering this phrase … “Follow me.” And just as frequently, we are incluined to respond with something similar to, “Well, I would. I really would like to, but…” Each of us has somehow persuaded ourselves that our lives are…
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As I left Kmart this afternoon, I was very harshly scolded by a woman I did not know and whom I’d never met prior to this moment. She laid into me with a fair amount of intensity, because I didn’t politely hold the door for her as I exited the store. The conversation that ensued…
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