Reflections 1/8/21: Snagged this from a friend’s page, but thought it was a refreshingly different way to view Your life here on earth, Jesus! Simple but provocatively true! Went WAY beyond this but it is part of what got You caught in the crosshairs of the powers that be. Crosshairs that landed You on the cross. We’ve sooo distorted You with dumping on layers of religious and political pollutants that You are almost unrecognizable to the upcoming generations of young people. Christianity needs a purging to get back to the basics. Somehow this list does a bit of that for me. So I plan to spend time traveling afresh with You through the gospels this year… with turpentine in hand to scour away the layers of crud we have painted over the beauty of Your person and purpose. And I am looking forward to a few naps on boats with You… especially in the midst of stormy waters!