Christ. That is All.
Colossians 2 resumes the strange idea of filling up what’s lacking in Christ’s afflictions that Paul spoke of in ch. 1. “I want you to know how much I struggle for you… and for all who haven’t known me...
View ArticleChrist is All: Entry and Continuing
Continue as you were called. This is the admonition in Col 2:6ff. And it underscores how important it is that we get our story straight right from the beginning. The way that we come to faith, the...
View ArticleFreedom from Sin
When the Bible talks about the work of Jesus, it uses an abundance of metaphors. We sometimes get ourselves stuck. We have an idea of what it means to confess that Jesus “died for our sins,” and we...
View ArticleGaining Assurance
Ever wished you had a little more certainty about the whole Christian story? How do you respond to your moments of doubt, or those episodes when things feel tenuous? Is there a biblical “program” for...
View ArticleShadowing Christ at Lent
If you read this blog at all, you know that I shade iconoclastic. I have some good reasons (cf. tomorrow’s post on Barth) and some not-so-good ones, no doubt. With Lent upon us as of today, I want to...
View ArticleOn Christ and Shadows
How, exactly, might a Lenten practice “shadow” the Christ who is its substance? This question come from a reader, who was tracking with my “Shadowing Christ at Lent” post, but wanted to drill down a...
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