A Heavenly Pursuit “The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One.” A. W. Tozer Jen Wilkin said in her book Women of the Word, “The God of the Bible is too lovely to abandon for lesser pursuits.” (p. 46) The more we pick up our forks and bring our empty […]

The Story That Speaks One of my most prized possessions is a tattered, torn, and very fragile book. Not only do the words tell a Story, but the tears, the blurred markings, the scribbled notes and the pieces of tape that hold pages together tell that this Story is real. The letters in this book […]

In Isaiah 55, God invites all who are thirsty to come and drink from the living water that satisfies. His invitation is for everyone. He doesn’t just call those who have their acts together, those who aren’t as needy, or those who have money. In fact, God explicitly calls “everyone who is thirsty” to come […]

Flourish: Grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. Develop rapidly and successfully.  It’s hard to flourish when we feel exhausted, overworked, overwhelmed and needy. How can we flourish when we can’t even finish a task without getting distracted and moving on to the next item […]

COLOSSIANS | WEEK FIVE You can print the PDF of Colossians here.  Day One: Read: Colossians 3:18-4:1. How does the concept of doing all things for God’s glory change the way we view our roles? In what ways are you living as people-pleasers versus a God-pleaser? How are you honoring God in your current roles? Day […]

COLOSSIANS | WEEK FOUR You can print the PDF of Colossians here.  Day One: Read: Colossians 2:20-23. How does the death of Christ impact the way we live? What are the dangers of getting caught in the practices of “self-made religion”? Day Two: Read: Colossians 3:1-4. What are the “things above” that we are to seek? How […]

COLOSSIANS | WEEK THREE You can print the PDF of Colossians here.  Day One: Read Colossians 1:24-29. How do Christ’s afflictions impact your calling? What is the mystery that has been hidden for ages? How does “Christ in you, the hope of glory” impact the way you live? (Verse 27) What does it mean to struggle “with all his energy”? […]

COLOSSIANS | WEEK TWO You can print the PDF of Colossians here.  Day One: Read Colossians 1:1-2. What is the context that Paul was writing the book of Colossians? How does Paul identity himself and who is he writing to? What does the message of “grace and peace” teach us about God? Day Two: Read Colossians 1:3-8. In ten words or […]

Can I just be honest? I love bible journaling. I love painting an image to connect my mind to a verse and getting to share my heart through the process. But the enemy has snuck into what should be an act of worship and spoken comparison, insecurity, and pride into the nooks and crannies of […]

Tomorrow we begin studying through the book of Colossians following the outline of the Walk In Grace journal. The next five weeks are a chance to dig deeply into the Word of God and walk in the grace we receive through following Christ. Our prayer is that the time spent in the pages of Scripture […]