Michael Murray was born in — wait a minute… Why am I writing this in the third person??? Can I start over?!
Hi, I’m Michael. I don’t have life figured out yet. I’m still a mess. But I believe that every single person matters to Jesus. And I believe that he invites us all to follow him, one shaky step at a time.
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” …
Hi Friends,
I spent most of last week finishing up my first devotional book Nobody Left Out: Jesus Meets the Messes. Although most of the content was written last year, it’s still been a process to get the book ready for publication.
I created a little video about the process of putting my book together.
Main takeaway: Sometimes, a huge task can seem overwhelming. I know for me, I don’t want to start a big project unless I can devote all my time to it. I want to tackle it uninterrupted! But life rarely gives you that chance.
If you want to hear a little more about the journey toward putting the book together, you can watch the video here. …
God’s got it even when we don’t believe he does.
In the book Inner State 80, Dr. Joel Hunter talks about how we sometimes have the wrong perspective of faith. He says:
We start to think of faith as a spiritual quality within ourselves, rather than as hope and trust in someone outside ourselves. The issue is not how trusting we are, but how trustworthy God is.
So the burden of trust falls on God? That sounds wrong to say. But then I started thinking about a parent/child relationship.
I don’t have kids, but I hope to one day. …
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