Matthew 8:1-13, Luke 7 Jesus was not into political correctness by any stretch of the imagination.  When a Roman (bad guy, to the Jews) Centurian (an even worse bad guy, as viewed by the Jews) asked for help with his sick servant, he told Jesus not to bother with coming all the way to his house.  This soldier understood authority structures, being a military man himself.  His belief in Jesus was so solid that he knew that all Jesus had to do was issue the order, and the servant would be healed. Jesus took the opportunity to not only heal … Continue reading Just say the Word

Mark 2 New wine requires new wineskins.  A new way of thinking requires a new way of acting. Those are the tidbits that jumped out at me from today’s reading. We touched on this topic last summer at our Classical Conversations parent practicum.  Learning how to teach classically requires us to re-think everything we do.  If we try to force classical education into a progressive education box, we will end up frustrated and confused. Likewise, when we follow Jesus, we end up frustrated and confused if we try to squeeze Him into a “religion” box.  We simply cannot go back … Continue reading Finding a new wineskin

Nehemiah 1-5 Weary.  That’s how the Israelites must have felt as they labored to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.  Nehemiah, the King’s cupbearer, received permission to return and begin construction.  However, enemies threatened from all sides.  So, Nehemiah instructed the workers to use one hand on the work while keeping a weapon at the ready in the other hand.  God was gracious in his protection, and the people divided the labor and worked together to get that wall built. Weary is my state of being this night.  Despite my prayer last night for rest, I did not get much. Anxiety-fueled … Continue reading Weary

Announcement:  The Happy Dance has officially commenced.  A Methodist church in the area voted tonight to allow our Classical Conversations Community to use their building at a price we can afford…FREE!! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming… Esther 1-5 I didn’t need to read these chapters tonight because I just read them with my daughter this week.  She has been cast as Queen Esther in a church production; we read the entire book of Esther this week to help her get into character… One of the things we LOVED about this book is how delightfully ironic the Lord … Continue reading EverFaith Again