In all things

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

About The Blog

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.

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 rea...

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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 ...

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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 go...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Dec 31, 2018
4 min

Father Blessing

“I believe that fatherhood is indeed at the core of the universe.”[1] I read that statement this summer, and it stuck with me. The author...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Dec 30, 2018
3 min

When your soul is hungry

Do you ever have days where you just feel empty inside? It’s that unsettled feeling that makes us grumpy, irritable, moody, critical, and...

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Jonathan Deatherage

Dec 29, 2018
4 min

When we say 'no'

Last night, after several lead-up conversations with my kids, I finally dropped the “f-bomb” with them. It was time — I used the f-word a...

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