at the junction of right now & a little too late
you'll see one with open gates A sermon on a crowded doorway and four unlikely ministers This is a great story. Isn’t it? As Al read this passage, it practically came to life of its own volition! This episode crackles with liveliness. Why this Scripture barely needs a sermon. It speaks for itself . Doesn’t it? One of the things this passage says, though, is, “would you ?” Would you haul your pal to a house you heard Jesus was at? Would you , if the doorway was blocked, scale the roof and dig through the thatching to get your friend before Christ? Well, would you? Speaking for myself , I want to say “ yes .” I hear this story and long for something like that. Deep down, I want to grab that stretcher of life and march it into the presence of the Lord. Even the trouble of hauling it all and climbing the obstacles sounds better than how life can so often feel, like an endless slog of one trivial thing after another. And since you’re here , too, when you cou...