Marcos
Holey hands
It’s me again. After a week away, to Minnesota, for the funeral of a dear sister-in-law. I took no laptop along, called it DETOX. Been...
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Marcos
Oct 241 min read
10 points
Paul shares with the Colossians how he prays for them It is not “Oh, God, by the way, please bless the Colossians.” It starts off with...
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Oct 221 min read
Epa
Epa In Venezuelan Spanish Epa kind of means “Hey.” I’ll shout out a “Hey” to Paul’s buddy Epaphras who was the Gentile church planter...
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Oct 211 min read
Speaking their language
The people of Colossae were on board with the Gospel because they had heard it, and understood it. …the gospel, which has come to you,...
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Oct 211 min read
Some years later
Paul, in year 62, already saw the Gospel as a worldwide phenomenon… Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the...
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Oct 181 min read
What's all the fuss about?
I have been playing around with verses one and two of Colossians, chapter one. Let’s finish the sentence (3a) today. We always thank...
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Oct 161 min read
Far be it from him
Paul is not only thanking God for these people he has never met, he is praying for them. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord...
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Oct 151 min read
Paul was excited
Paul had never been to Colossae but he had seen the church’s website and was excited about the believers there. We always thank God…...
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Oct 141 min read
Two doubles, coming up
Last week, we read that Peter, in his closing, encouraged us to be firm in the trusty combo of faith and grace [1 Peter 5.9, 12]. Today...
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Marcos
Oct 131 min read
It's almost November
Paul is writing to a church in Turkey, so I thought this would be a good letter to muse as we approach Thanksgiving. Timothy is Paul’s...
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Oct 111 min read
Yesterday
Yesterday was a forlorn day, at least for me, because we closed out 1 Peter. It has been a sterling journey, I have heard from God, and...
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Oct 101 min read
The ex-hippie in me
As an ex-hippie (sometimes I suspect I’m not so “ex”) , I pay a lot of attention to the peace and love verses. Case in point, I am...
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Marcos
Oct 81 min read
Babylon's chosen
I would like to hear more about the lady in 1 Peter 5.13. She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings. She lives...
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Oct 61 min read
Hugs and kisses
Greet one another with the kiss of love. 1 Peter 5:14a Truth be told, I’m more of a hugger than a kisser. And enough people are...
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Oct 31 min read
A trusty combo
The recipients of Peter’s letter were persecuted followers of Jesus. 1 Peter 5.12 sums up his “brief letter” reminding us that this is...
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Marcos
Oct 32 min read
What truly matters
An interesting little love triangle as we approach the end of Peter’s letter in 1 Peter 5.12a. By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I...
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Marcos
Sep 231 min read
Lacking
Same subject, different letter. Paul, this time to the church at Colosse (Colossians 1.24): Now I rejoice in my sufferings... But this...
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Marcos
Sep 231 min read
A little while
And after you have suffered a little while. 1 Peter 5.10a “A little while?” You can’t fool me! That’s the ESV, which is what I usually...
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Marcos
Sep 191 min read
Resistant faith
In my mind, a fine line is being crossed as Peter writes about resisting our adversary. Usually, we read of Satan in conjunction with...
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Sep 131 min read
This is me
Diverting to the Psalms this morning... O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to...
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