Do you go to church or ARE you the church? And other assorted chatty concepts.

A Sunday talk from Colossians 3, especially verses 14 and 15.

This talk is based on Colossians 3:13

So many issues in life trigger inward identity conversations. Knowing our identity and value and belovedness deeply in our gut is critical to living out the beautiful gospel love envisioned in Colossians 3:12.

Sometimes we can imagine the world is always getting worse and worse. Actually, some generations do better than others.

Jesus made numerous remarks about his generation.

In this podcast I draw out some observations and ask a few questions...

When the disciples are freaked at Jesus walkin' on water, Mark 6:52 has a fascinating insight...

God's kingdom doesn't evaluate or organize like the rest of human civilization.

This talk is based on Colossians 3:11

I added a refrain.

My cousin Jonathan is on the steel guitar.

Often Jesus chooses specific people for specific tasks instead of others.

It's important not to get offended when that happens.

It's also important to learn how to make decisions the way he did, led by God's voice more than by our worry over what people we love may feel.

Today's jokes were very dad-jokey.

This chat is based on Colossians 3:9-10 and the positive role of knowledge in the Christ life.