Draw the Other Arc
Today’s scriptures are nothing but a bunch of fish stories.
You know what I mean, “I went out today and I caught a disciple this big!”
Or in Jonah’s case, “I got thrown off a ship in the middle of a hurricane and got eaten by a fish this big!”
What is it about fish stories?
Why does the fish always have to be this big?
We do that about a lot of things in our lives, though, don’t we?
We may not talk about it in terms exactly that blunt and unsubtle, but we’re happy to tell our friends about our big car or our big job or our super successful children or our ministry that is growing by the day.
There’s one thing we don’t often brag about, maybe because many of us can’t, myself included.
The size and depth of our commitment to our discipleship.
How far we’re willing to go for Jesus.
What we’re really willing to give up for the sake of the gospel. Continue reading