I've been going to church since I was a baby, and going there by my own choice since I was nine and lived a half a block from Mayville Lutheran Church in Mayville, ND. I've enjoyed going to church. Many people do, but going to church is not the limit of Christian activity. It's only the beginning. Just before he left this earth, Jesus said, "Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). You see, going to church is great, as long as when you're done, you go back out in the world and do what Jesus instructed us to do: help others learn what it means to be a disciple--that is, a follower--of Jesus.
This blog is one attempt to take what we do and talk about in church out into the world, and to help people who are living their lives out in the world to see how they might live them better by following what Jesus taught and did.
Since there is room for comments, it also means that this blog is an opportunity to bring what's going on in the world into the church, so that church people (including yours truly) might have a better idea about how to talk about Jesus when we are out in the world.
So, here we go...out into the world!
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Way to go Pr. John!! Thanks for the invitation to be part of this blog! Yes we need to "let the light shine", but only if our light brings complete reognition to Jesus and what he want us to be and do; and not have it be about us.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne Hansen
As well as recognition to others we observe doing his work. Jesus regularly pointed out people (Lazarus' sister Mary, the widow who gave her mite, the Samaritan who was a good neighbor) he saw being examples of God's reign in the world. I hope to do that here, too.
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