Wasted

On Monday I spoke at high school devotions on the topic of Mary’s act of worship and service toward Jesus when she anointed his hair and feet with perfumed oil. It is my favorite passage in the Bible. After the message, one of the teachers brought me a copy of Watchman Nee’s “The Normal Christian Life.” He had marked out the last chapter for me to read because it went along with what I had...

Skipping Disciples

My daughters are learning about Jesus in Sunday School. A few weeks ago they acted out the portion of Scripture where Jesus calls His disciples to follow Him. In their pre-school world this was great fun involving hand motions and walks around the room. They laughed and giggled telling me all about it, “I told Claire – follow me – and she gotted up and we skipped to Teacher!” In real life I don’t...