Interesting, that from the burning bush,I Am Who I Am does not describe Himselfas the great and only God.He does not say, I am the Creator of all the universe.He… Continue Reading Closer Than We Thought
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It seems like, in his very DNA, Moses had a deep intolerance for injustice. We remember how he killed a man who was beating a Hebrew slave.And again, when he… Continue Reading He Stood Up
“[Jesus] canceled the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.”Colossians 2.14a Whoosh—and the entire list of my bads and badders was wiped clean. Another translation says… Continue Reading Canceled
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelitesout of Egypt?” (Exodus 3:11)That question still echoes in many hearts. Who am… Continue Reading He Is Able
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt…and the Lord was with Joseph,he was a successful man. (Genesis 39:1-2) Joseph was sold by his brothers, betrayed, trafficked, torn from everything… Continue Reading The Lord Was with Him
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Rachel was barren. Genesis 29:31 When she saw she wasn’t having kids, she panicked. When she saw Leah was, she envied. And then she exploded at Jacob: “Give me children,… Continue Reading When We Think We Know Better than God
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“Then Peter got down out of the boat…” Matt. 14:29 Abraham was a real altar builder. Sometimes, it was the very first thing he did when he arrived in a… Continue Reading The God of Jacob…The God of Me
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“Then Peter got down out of the boat…” Matt. 14:29 “…the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.” -Colossians 2:12c God was powerful in raising Jesus from… Continue Reading Powerful
A circumcision made without handsColossians 2:11b By putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of ChristColossians 2:11c Yet, my ego feels the pain.My fear resists.The everydayness of… Continue Reading Cuts That Heal
We read about slick talkers in verse Colossians 2:4, “4 I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.” Here they are again, just four verses… Continue Reading Mind Under New Management
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Paul wanted the young church at Colossae to knowthat there are smooth talkers out there—people with very logical and enticing points of view. “Watch out for those guys!” Paul tells… Continue Reading Stay the Course
It was a rich, gloriously hopeful secret. For generations, God had been hinting at it, whispering through the prophets, leaving traces of something astonishing to come. And then, by Paul’s… Continue Reading The Best-Kept Secret
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