Dr. David Swanson | Worldly wealth, as this parable declares, has a sly way of deceiving us.  We think it holds far more than it does.  With wealth comes weeds and we have to constantly be fighting so our hearts will not be choked out from how we offer all to Him. Matthew 13:18-23

Dr. David Swanson | Wealth, plan and simple, is a gift of God.  It should never be pursued as an end in itself, which is where we go wrong.  how much is enough?  We are to pursue God, and anything that replaces God becomes an idol. Mark 10:29-30

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Dr. David Swanson | Those who did not see Christ in resurrected form did not believe, and yet the overwhelming eyewitness testimony was that He HAD been raised.  The Bodily resurrection - and its proofs - give us courage and confidence in this culture.  God is not all mystery.  he can be touched - and was.  Death is now - and finally - defeated.  Our future is secure.  Bodily resurrection makes all that possible. John 20:24-31

Dr. David Swanson | Teaching on historical past moments - and what God is calling us to do in such seasons. 2 Chron 7:13-14

Dr. David Swanson | We move so fast that we often fail to enjoy the beauty and wonders of God - in his creation, in others, all around us. Psalm 27:4-6

Dr. David Swanson | God is a relational God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  As those created in His image, we are also made to be in relationship.  IN fact, this was the model for the spread of the gospel.  It was passed down 'face to face" and we need to return to that model of relational community as we live missionally. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15

Dr. David Swanson | We are victims of our culture's frenetic pace, but God calls us to have a different view of time - it is not our time, but His and so we learn to function in patience for when and how God acts and speaks. Hebrews 4::1-11

Dr. David Swanson | In the Christian life, we have to accept that we are failures each day.  We fail, all of us, together and so part of corporate worship is "confession."  We own it, offer it and then learn to live together. James 5:13-16

Dr. David Swanson | We often want a Christianity where God shows up in the mighty and powerful, but it is much more about cultivating spiritual practices/discipline that foster growth - and by their repeated practice - like making the bed. Mark 1:35-37