Jesus sends us all an invitation in this second half of Mark chapter 8. That invitation? To come and die. It's not a pretty invite, and it's one the local church has started to ignore with more and more frequency. But though this invitation isn't wrapped with a bow, it is a necessary one if we're to truly be followers of the risen Christ. With this invite Jesus calls us to deny ourselves, pick up our cross, and follow him. The only way to truly follow Jesus is to die to self. Will we unashamedly accept this invitation to die, and in doing so, enter into more life than we could ever imagine?