Tuesday

Back when everyone was on Zoom, my  students and I were engaging in Sabbath  School one week in a lively debate about… mullets. Yes, you read that right. I’m the kind  of youth pastor who routinely gets dragged  down rabbit holes if they’re interesting  enough, and this discussion was exactly that.  Team Mullet argued the fashion statement  the hairstyle made, and Team Anti-Mullet  advocated for the reasonable dismissal of the  mullet after the 1970s. After ample heated  conversation, Jake, the leader of Team Mullet,  announced a bold idea: “What if we all got  matching mullets?” Gasps erupted in the  call. “And then,” he continued, “when we walk  around town, people will know we’re from  the same youth group. They’ll know us by our  mullets!” 

The Bible says there will be one identifier above  all else that will show us to be Jesus-followers.  It’s not how we vote, the clothes we wear, how  much money we give, or…our mullets. This is  how the world will know that we are Jesus’  disciples: by our love for one another. 

• How can you show love to others  throughout this week?