Jesus was homeless

What? Are you saying Jesus was homeless? Sort of.

I read this story http://www.awip.us/jesushomeless.htm

Trust me. When you read this story you will want to order the "Jesus Was Homeless" shirt.

They didn't have my size so I decided to make one of my own. I put "Jesus Was Homeless" on the front and on the back in small numbers I put 8:20 for Matthew 8:20, Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

It was awesome. I really liked it. I was ready to print them up. Then I asked Daniel Mattern, my friend and co-worker, what he thought. He said he didn't think Jesus was homeless. So we talked about it and read Matt. 8:18-22 and he asked me what I thought it meant. After some thought and more reading I don't think he was saying "I'm homeless." I think he was saying the cost of following me is pretty large.

So my conclusion is "Jesus was an itinerant preacher." Not really a good t-shirt.

I spent a lot of time on this and I don't have a shirt to show for it. Then it hit me. I really enjoyed looking for the answer. Daniel didn't tell me this was the answer, he wanted me to find it myself. I talked to Mike Carman and he didn't tell me the answer, he asked me questions to get me to find the answer myself. I went to the Bible and read. The answers are there. I know they are there. But, this time was spent to get me to feel the desire to find out more. I haven't felt that in a long time. Don't get me wrong, I read, but this is different. This is a desire not just to read, but find more.

Pastor Shane challenged everyone to read from one Book in the Bible every day for the next month. So I started with Acts. I've found I've read Psalms almost as much. It's more than reading it's a desire for more. All this from a story that said "Jesus Was Homeless".