“… all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies … This is part of Eugene Peterson’s transliteration of the Colossians 1:19-20 in the Message. What a picture. How roomy is God! And how loving! Colossians 1:18-20 (The Message) He was… Read More
The Power of an Everyday Man or Woman
This is a guest blog from my brother Dave Huizenga, pastor of Bridgewood Church in Savage, MN. This is a repeat of his January 25, 2013 Daily Devotional. If you are interested in signing up for his daily devotionals to be sent to your email, please go to: http://www.bridgewood.org/latest-updates/daily-devotional Finally, be strong in the… Read More
Colossians 1:16-17 Ebenezer
God is beyond my understanding. God is beyond anything we can ever hope to comprehend. He IS. And God–our creator–loves us as a family and as individuals in that family. He loves you. He loves me. We have His promise of that love. And in hard times I cling to that promise, look back on… Read More
Has technology helped us to become better?
A character in The Truth Teller by Angel Hunt is pretty disgusted with the state of the human race. He says: “… By his very success in inventing labor-saving devices, modern man has created an abyss of boredom and stupidity that only the privileged classes in earlier civilizations ever plumbed. The average blue-collar worker has… Read More
Colossians 1:15 He’s too … God
How can we know God? There isn’t a box we could construct that could contain Him. He created everything, is “more so” than everything. Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him. He’s too … there isn’t a word that I can think of except God. He’s too God. Colossians… Read More
Colossians 1:15 Jesus is the window
How can we know God? We can’t–we run out of knowledge, imagination, and creativity long before we can even reach a small understanding of the great I AM. But he gives us windows to look through so we can see the parts of Him that we need to know through Jesus, the Bible, the Holy… Read More
The Klein uncles always made things fun
I love to play games—cards, board games, word games, volleyball, badminton, ping pong, croquet, shuffle board … I rarely turn down an invitation to play and am often the one doing the inviting. Let’s start with shuffle board which is usually considered an old person’s game. In my life, it was a picnic or vacation… Read More
