by Whitey | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
See the full gallery on Posterous Would you believe these 3 photos were all shot on the same street? They are. Such is Japan.
by Whitey | Feb 14, 2012 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
'Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain...
by Whitey | Feb 13, 2012 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Take nothing for the journey — no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic.” (v. 3) These are the instructions Jesus gave the 12 when He sent them out in His name. And yet how often do I worry or complain that I don’t have all I need?...
by Whitey | Feb 3, 2012 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor…'”Many of Jesus gave up a lot to follow Him, such as those who left their boats and nets (their livelihood) on the shore and walked away. Some gave up everything to follow...
by Whitey | Jan 25, 2012 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
“Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.” (v. 8)Real repentence isn’t just feeling sorry for our sins, but turning from it and choosing to live differently. It means to follow Jesus and live in a way that produces “fruit” — brings...
by Whitey | Jan 23, 2012 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
I love now eager the shepherds in this story are. After they heard about Jesus, they quickly went to see Him for themselves. And after seeing Him, they quickly spread the word to others. And they returned home praising God for the things they’d seen and heard.I...
