September 7, 2010 “Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine”, but [...]
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5 Sep
September 6, 2010 “We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. … He was supreme in the beginning and — leading the resurrection parade — he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, [...]
2 Sep
September 3, 2010 “And so here I am, preaching and writing about things that are way over my head, the inexhaustible riches and generosity of Christ. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has been doing in secret and behind [...]
1 Sep
September 2, 2010 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me. Work with me — Watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything [...]
31 Aug
September 1, 2010 “After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at work collecting taxes. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” And he did — walked away from everything and went with him. Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters [...]
11 Aug
August 12 — August 31, 2010 “He remembered to love us, a bonus .. To his dear family, Israel — indefatigable love. ” Psalm 98:3 God remembers …? On top of everything God has done for us … He throws in a bonus .. “He remembered to love us”. As if God needed to remind [...]
10 Aug
August 11, 2010 “You are who you are through this gift and call of Jesus Christ.” Romans 1:6 The Message Who are you really …? You were born into a broken and rapidly failing world. No matter how much you want this world to be fair .. it is fatally broken. You grew up in [...]
9 Aug
August 10, 2010 “… his unique identity as Son of God was shown by the Spirit when Jesus was raised from the dead, setting him apart as the Messiah, our Master. Through Him we received both the generous gift of his life and the urgent task of passing it on to others wh receive it [...]
8 Aug
August 9, 2010 “I will lift my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 New American Standard Have you made room for singing today …? Have you made room for God’s help today? He’s not going to force His [...]
6 Aug
August 6, 2010 “When my life was slipping away, I remembered God, And my prayer got through to you, made it all the way to your Holy Temple. Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds, walk away from their only true love. But I’m worshipping you, God, calling out in thanksgiving! And I’ll do what I [...]
