“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only...
For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. Col 2:5 (NIV) Part 4 – Present in Spirit Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 Absent in body, present in spirit. I...
…in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Col 2:3 (NIV) Part 3 – Treasures Buried Go to PART 1 | PART 2 Growing up, I loved the Indiana Jones films. I loved stories about the search for Atlantis and Solomon's lost treasure. Maps and...
…that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. Col 2:2 (NIV) Part 2 – Know It All Go to PART 1 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may...
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. Col 2:2 (NIV) Part 1 – Different but the Same When you weave...
And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. Col 3:14 (NIV) Earlier in this chapter, Paul says, “Don’t lie to one another. You’re done with that old life. It’s like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes...
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Hab 2:3 (NKJV) Long Wait Waiting is a tough gig. I once waited for an appointment at a...
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Matt 6:33 (MSG) PART 5 – Maybe You Will Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 Keep on seeking, don’t stop....
Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes. Matt 6:25 (NIV) PART 4 – Success Seeking Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 This is more confession than...
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matt 7:7 (NIV) PART 3 – Find and Seek Go to PART 1 | PART 2 This was also part of Jesus “Sermon on the Mount”… spoken probably about 10 minutes after he said “Seek...
