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Last week we looked at the importance of hospitality in the mission of Jesus. This week we look at how Jesus calls us to radical minimum standard of being on mission with him. 57As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”59To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury theirRead More →

Sunday night we spent some time looking into the Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36), take a moment: 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. 30And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake theyRead More →

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue. And Jesus went with them. When he was not farRead More →

When I describe Doubt on Tap to my friends who are Christians they have a couple of standard objections. The first is often about the beer. The second is about how do we “bring the truth to the pagans” that come? First, it’s not about the beer. Do we have a beer or two with our conversations? Yes. But it’s not about the beer. We hold our conversations in a pub because it provides a neutral ground for people. Pubs, especially the Corner, are places where you can come and sit around a table and talk. You can do this at a coffee shop orRead More →

On Tuesday evenings a group of people get together at a pub to have a conversation about things that matter. On Wednesday evenings another group gathers at the EMU Student Center to have a similar conversation.  They will discuss religion, politics, and anything else that comes to mind. It’s a conversation that can’t be had in polite company. So why do this? Why grab a beer or a coffee and have these conversations? Because they matter. The United States of America are not very united. We might live in one of the most divided times in our history. We have become a collection of individuals.Read More →

In Ypsilanti there is a gathering of pastors called Ypsi Love. Every year we gather for Thanksgiving and Valentines Day services. It is one of the most beautiful things that I have been a part of in my life. Sunday night we were The Church. The racial barrier was broken and we worshiped together as The Body. I was honored and humbled to preach the gospel at this gathering. Here is my manuscript from Sunday night (it is similar to what I said, but I don’t preach from notes so it’s not exact, but you will get a sense of the thing), I was preachingRead More →