Stiff-Necked and Unbowed
Being stubborn can be a good thing. The question is, who gets our allegiance?
Topic
Trust
A collection of 20 issues
Ways and Means
When my focus is on results, I will clamor for the biggest levers of power. But when I prioritize process, I can be free to leverage every small moment.
Our Deliverer
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Temptations, trials, and testing. The Greek word can mean all three. Jesus experienced these. And so did Stephen, Paul, and Jesus' other disciples.
Reunited
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. The Church's project is to bear God's name faithfully. God is relational, as evident in the Trinity. Our work with God is to rectify brokenness, especially broken relationships.
Dependency
There is something we will need tomorrow when it arrives. But first, there's today. We never come entitled. But we do come dependent.
Altogether Other
Hallowed be your name. Holy is your name. God's name is his nature and reputation. To identify as holy is to say 'I am distinct. Completely other.
Where the Lord Dwells
The Father dwells in a place untainted by sin, a place of complete beauty, goodness, truth, and love. It's a place we innately long for.
Our Father
I am a father, but not like this father. My moods can influence my interactions. This Father is never weary, never insecure, never anxious. This Father is unending unconditional love.
Blessed
Faith is trust that's able to take a step. When we take that step, we courageously exercise our trust, drawing on God's grace.
The Only Thing That Matters
Here, Paul says faith and love are two sides of the same coin in the right system.