There is a song that keeps surfacing in my thoughts.
Written by my first wife, Jill (Cooper) Baker, on November 6th, 1999.
Jill had recently been involved in a number of musical adventures, including composing and playing for a studio album. In the midst of all this, she awoke one morning and visited the washroom. When she came out of the bathroom, she had a song in her head. All written. No changes.
Here it is – a good reminder for today!
From my 1971 yearbook – we grads did know something? One liners under the grad photos:
School is mind over matter, if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
It’s good to have an open mind, but don’t forget to always keep on end closed.
Did you know that women’s feet are two sizes larger than they used to be from trying to fill men’s shoes.
A smile is a curved line that makes everything straight.
I’m physically coordinated; it’s the rest of the world that’s clumsy.
If I keep frowning, I may get credit for thinking.
How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards
Look up . . . Look way up.
The closest he’ll ever come to a brainstorm is a light drizzle.
We are into distancing these days. My visit to the grocery store made this evident.
What if, in the midst of social distancing we move in an opposite direction?
What if the gap between others reminds us to come close to God?
Discipleship.org is into promoting discipleship – although they would round this term out to “disciples making disciples who make disciples” (the term discipleship has become so broad, the focus is necessary).
Here is a description that you can find on their website of a forum they are planning on holding. Interesting approach to the great commission:
“The Jesus we preach and the gospel we uphold determine the disciple we get.” – Dallas Willard
Have we created Jesus in our own image, to suit our sensibilities, or do we know the real Jesus as he is revealed in the Bible? What do you believe and teach about Jesus? That will decide the kind of disciple you are becoming and forming. If you want to make disciples, nothing is more important than who you believe Jesus is and what you teach about him. What we believe about Jesus determines what it means to be his disciple.