Colossians 2:10-12 Username and password

There is absolutely nothing I can do to earn my way into the family of God. Make a list of the best of humanity throughout history. Is there anyone who never did one wrong thing, thought one wrong thought, spoke one word amiss … ? Only Jesus, who loved us so much he became one… Read More

Colossians 2:9-10 Ultimate Ruler

Our God reigns.     Colossians 2:9-10 (New Living Translation) For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.   Colossians 2:9-10 (The Message) Everything of God gets expressed in him [Christ], so… Read More

Colossians 2:9-10 One God in three persons

Father, Son, Holy Spirit — One God “But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me.  And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to… Read More

Colossians 1:18-20 Room for all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe

“… 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

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

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