1402: Being Merle Oddbody // Spiritual Lessons from the Novel Hoodlum (Eric Ludy)

Merle Oddbody is a very unexpected and humorous character in the novel, Hoodlum, written by Eric and his son Hudson (view it on Amazon here).Merle Oddbody is synonymous with weakness, foolishness, and being a stranger in this earth—things that most of us labor hard to avoid. If we had the opportunity to transform into one of the characters from the Hoodlum universe, we would likely not pick to become Merle. We would likely lean towards becoming a character like Will Scarlett, Robin Hood, Charles Blakeney, Lady Marion, or Ambrick Miller. All good sensible choices. And yet, Jesus chose to become a Merle Oddbody. If we can learn to see what God sees, we would see that weakness is actually the secret avenue to strength.See more of these single episode studies in the series Spiritual Lessons From . . . Well . . . All Sorts of Things.------------» Take these studies deeper and be discipled in person by Eric, Leslie, Nathan, and the team at Ellerslie in one of our upcoming discipleship programs – learn more at: https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/» Receive our free “Five Keys to Walking Through Difficulty” PDF by going to: https://ellerslie.com/subscribe/» For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/daily» If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/» Discover more resources, books, and sermons from Eric Ludy by going to: https://ellerslie.com/about-eric-ludy/