In all things

Exploring life, faith, and connections to the world beyond religion

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At the dawn of the Christian church, the Apostle Paul wrote, "The Son is before all things, and in him all things hold together" (Colossians 1:17). In these pages, we will explore a variety of topics, but in all things will reflect on how it is Jesus Christ who is at the center of all creation and holds all things together by his power.

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Jonathan Deatherage

Oct 22, 2019
4 min

Contentment Series: A Lasting Merger (Part 6)

Often when we try to combine the concepts of “The Gospels” with “money and finances,” we come out with a Franciscan friar mentality of poverty at all costs. ...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Feb 5, 2019
5 min

Contentment Series: Rich toward God (Part 5)

Any true discussion on wealth and resources has to begin here. Remember, no amount of physical resources can fix the root problem of spiritual poverty. But t...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 29, 2019
3 min

Contentment Series: Greatest Good (Part 4)

Ever feel like there isn't enough money to keep up with everything that's breaking? I've been living in that space for a while now, and if you've been there,...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 22, 2019
5 min

Contentment Series: The Source of Abundance (Part 3)

The blue, dark ocean planet hurled through space, empty and void. No life, only chaos. No fish, no trees, no earth, no animals, no people. But God had a plan...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 20, 2019
1 min

A Psalm of Peter: A Living Hope

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 19, 2019
1 min

Prayer for Right Priorities

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residing abroad (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia) who are cho...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 16, 2019
5 min

A Seat at the Table of Divine Fellowship

How do we explain the Trinity? Is it like an apple? Like water vapor? Like three parts of one egg — shell, white, and yoke? Or is the reality of the divine T...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 16, 2019
3 min

Contentment Series: The Normalcy of More (Part 2)

The growing normalcy of 'more' has been brewing in Western and Eastern cultures across the world since the Renaissance. In his compelling book, Empire of Thi...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 15, 2019
5 min

Review of 'Circular' (TED Radio Hour)

Pop quiz: What do donuts, oysters, food waste, old plastic, and thrift stores have in common? As I've mentioned before, one of my favorite podcasts is the TE...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 13, 2019
1 min

Savior in our boat

When waters rise around us now, Lord, take your stand upon our helm. Silence wind and wave that rise; Calm tempest that seeks to overwhelm. In your kindness ...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 13, 2019
1 min

Prayer of Identity

Lord Jesus, the power of your life within us has made us completely new. By our union with you, our spirits are alive, and that life has brought metamorphosi...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 10, 2019
2 min

Good Gifts from the Father

My one-and-a-half year old is at that phase where her personality is starting to come out more — which means demands and opinions! We are teaching her the im...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 9, 2019
3 min

Contentment Series: The Weight of 'Stuff' (Part 1)

It is the air we breathe. In the twenty-first century, ‘stuff’ is the context in which we conduct almost all of our interactions — the accumulation of stuff ...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 8, 2019
1 min

Prayer for the School Day

God, as you have made our minds, Grant us wisdom today as we learn. God, as you have made our hearts, We open them to you; fill us with your love. God, as yo...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 8, 2019
2 min

Humanity's Original Mission

It's the year 2505. Trash mountains have become the landscape. No one knows how to grow food because they’ve bought into a marketing ad by a sports-drink com...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 6, 2019
1 min

A Psalm of Union

Bless the Lord, who from his fullness gives us grace upon grace. He fills our empty places with the riches of his life and presence. Praise the Father, who g...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 5, 2019
1 min

Prayer for Christ's Joy

Triune God, we praise you that you have built into your world things that bring us joy. Help us to open our hearts to the big and small ways these show up al...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 5, 2019
5 min

Reconsidering Joy

All my life I’ve grown up under the evangelical auspice that joy is one of two things: 1) Jesus-Others-You, or 2) A sensation deeper and more lasting than ha...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 3, 2019
3 min

Charting a course

I’ll admit, I was a reluctant dad. Growing up, I never was one of those guys who said, “I just can’t wait to have a family and be a dad.” But, as it turns ou...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Jan 2, 2019
3 min

It would have been enough (dayenu)

Almost two decades ago I attended a Passover Seder as a way to prepare for Good Friday. I’ll never forget the moment at which everyone got up and sang a song...

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