By Brandon Lemons The Not a Fan series calls us to be fully-devoted followers of Jesus. This call is in response to Jesus’ words in Luke 9:23 – “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” I witnessed many fruitful discussions and changed lives when Friedens Church originally did this series in 2012, and I am seeing similar dynamics now, which is exciting. That being said, there are unintended consequences that can resu