For the man who has never once sat in his own porch chair before dark, this turns the arrow back the way Jesus turned it, showing that the rest was made for the man, that the rule he cannot name never carried God's signature, and that nothing he built in forty years comes down when it comes off.
EliasAppalachian repentance
Messages
John 10:27
His Voice Now
A Meter of the Blue
John 10:27
Galatians 5:13
Free To Serve
A Trolley and No List
Galatians 5:13
John 11:44
The Open Door
The Paper Is Already in Your Hand
John 11:44
Isaiah 50:4
His Voice Now
The Blessing at Your Own Table
Isaiah 50:4
Romans 8:15
The Open Door
The Deed Was Filed in March
Romans 8:15
Matthew 11:29
Rules Lifted
Within the Hour
Matthew 11:29
Colossians 3:23
Free To Serve
Useful Without a Wage
Colossians 3:23
Mark 2:27
Rules Lifted
Sitting Down Before Dark
Mark 2:27
Nehemiah 8:10
Free Among Them
Glad in a Room That Is Not
Nehemiah 8:10
Luke 10:34
Free To Serve
The Fence Next Door
Luke 10:34
Jeremiah 29:7
Free Among Them
Staying at the Table Without Correcting It
Jeremiah 29:7
Hebrews 10:19
The Open Door
You Do Not Have to Knock
Hebrews 10:19
Luke 10:42
Free Among Them
Sitting Down in a House That Measures
Luke 10:42
Exodus 18:18
Rules Lifted
The Thing Is Too Heavy for You
Exodus 18:18
Hebrews 11:8
Brave In Freedom
The Morning That Belongs to You
Hebrews 11:8
Psalm 27:1
Fear Released
With Her Back to the Door
Psalm 27:1
Romans 8:1
The Open Door
Reading It Again for the Catch
Romans 8:1
Psalm 56:3
Fear Released
When I Am Afraid
Psalm 56:3
Isaiah 42:16
Brave In Freedom
The Day Is Yours and It Is Terrifying
Isaiah 42:16
Ephesians 4:32
Free Among Them
Kind in a Hard House
Ephesians 4:32
Leviticus 25:10
The Open Door
You Were in Earshot
Leviticus 25:10
Ephesians 2:10
Free To Serve
The Work Prepared Beforehand
Ephesians 2:10
Romans 8:15
His Voice Now
The Voice That Says God Is Tired of You
Romans 8:15
Psalm 46:10
Brave In Freedom
Being Still Is Not Being Shelved
Psalm 46:10
Psalm 46:1
Fear Released
Woodsmoke on the Wind
Psalm 46:1
Galatians 5:13
Brave In Freedom
The First Sunday You Had to Decide
Galatians 5:13
Exodus 8:1
Free To Serve
Let Go in Order to Serve
Exodus 8:1
Exodus 16:3
Brave In Freedom
My Body Still Wants the Night Shift
Exodus 16:3
Colossians 2:20
Rules Lifted
The One Who Never Sat Down
Colossians 2:20
Galatians 5:13
Free To Serve
Not a Project, a Person
Galatians 5:13
Romans 12:18
Free Among Them
Putting Down What the Room Keeps Handing You
Romans 12:18
Mark 6:31
Brave In Freedom
The Tuesday With Nothing In It
Mark 6:31
1 John 3:20
His Voice Now
Let It Ring, It Says
1 John 3:20
Galatians 4:7
The Open Door
The Chair Was Always Yours
Galatians 4:7
Zephaniah 3:17
His Voice Now
Singing in Your Own Kitchen
Zephaniah 3:17
Psalm 127:2
Rules Lifted
One Dish in the Sink
Psalm 127:2
Psalm 32:7
Fear Released
Counting the Doors Before You Sit
Psalm 32:7
Revelation 12:10
His Voice Now
The Accuser Does Not Live Here
Revelation 12:10
1 Timothy 4:4
Rules Lifted
The Last Piece on the Plate
1 Timothy 4:4
Isaiah 43:19
Brave In Freedom
An Unspoken-For Monday
Isaiah 43:19
Psalm 127:2
The Open Door
Nobody Is Expecting You at Four
Psalm 127:2
Deuteronomy 33:27
Fear Released
Repacked Every Season
Deuteronomy 33:27
1 Peter 3:1
Free Among Them
The House That Keeps Score
1 Peter 3:1
Psalm 23:5
Fear Released
Four Minutes to Eat
Psalm 23:5
Isaiah 54:17
His Voice Now
The Voice That Rides in the Passenger Seat
Isaiah 54:17
Psalm 3:5
Fear Released
Ten Past Three
Psalm 3:5
2 Samuel 6:21
His Voice Now
Too Much, It Says
2 Samuel 6:21
Isaiah 43:1
Fear Released
The Second Before You Know Who It Is
Isaiah 43:1
Luke 10:42
Rules Lifted
Arriving Empty-Handed
Luke 10:42
Exodus 33:14
Brave In Freedom
Forty-Three Drops and No Order
Exodus 33:14
Romans 1:16
Free Among Them
Not Loud, and Not Hiding
Romans 1:16
2 Timothy 1:7
His Voice Now
The Voice That Says Prove It Again
2 Timothy 1:7
Zechariah 4:10
Free To Serve
It Does Not Have to Be Spectacular
Zechariah 4:10
Isaiah 58:13
Free Among Them
A Delight at a Table of Duty
Isaiah 58:13
Isaiah 30:21
His Voice Now
The First Tray Is Good Bread
Isaiah 30:21
Psalm 112:7
Fear Released
The Phone After Ten
Psalm 112:7
Romans 14:22
Free Among Them
Bulbs in a House That Expects the Worst
Romans 14:22
Psalm 121:7
Fear Released
Backed In, Facing Out
Psalm 121:7
Acts 16:26
The Open Door
Your Name Was in the Call
Acts 16:26
2 Corinthians 12:9
Free To Serve
Useful Before You Are Finished
2 Corinthians 12:9
Psalm 107:16
The Open Door
The Chain Came Off Two Winters Ago
Psalm 107:16
Psalm 4:8
Fear Released
The Hand That Still Goes Out
Psalm 4:8
Matthew 5:37
Rules Lifted
The Word No Is Not a Sin
Matthew 5:37
2 Samuel 9:7
The Open Door
The Host Said Everyone
2 Samuel 9:7
Psalm 23:2
Brave In Freedom
A Week With No Timetable
Psalm 23:2
Psalm 92:14
Free To Serve
Still Bringing Forth
Psalm 92:14
James 1:17
His Voice Now
Do Not Get Above Your Raising
James 1:17
Mark 5:19
Free To Serve
The Man Who Carries the Chairs
Mark 5:19
Colossians 2:14
The Open Door
The Ledger Closed at the Seventh Year
Colossians 2:14
Jeremiah 1:7
His Voice Now
The Voice That Says Take No Room
Jeremiah 1:7
Proverbs 3:6
Brave In Freedom
Three Phone Calls Before Breakfast
Proverbs 3:6
2 Corinthians 1:4
Free To Serve
One Hour on a Wednesday
2 Corinthians 1:4
Matthew 6:8
Rules Lifted
Until You Feel Something
Matthew 6:8
Deuteronomy 31:8
Brave In Freedom
Nobody Is Checking On You Now
Deuteronomy 31:8
Isaiah 58:7
Free To Serve
One More Loaf Than You Need
Isaiah 58:7
Psalm 32:8
Brave In Freedom
Standing in Your Own Kitchen at Six
Psalm 32:8
Psalm 94:19
Fear Released
Reading It Eleven Times
Psalm 94:19
Numbers 13:30
Free Among Them
The Report the Whole House Believes
Numbers 13:30
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Rules Lifted
The Dress That Waits for an Occasion
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Daniel 1:8
Free Among Them
Grace Over My Own Plate
Daniel 1:8
Romans 14:5
Rules Lifted
The Last One to Leave
Romans 14:5
Isaiah 26:3
Free Among Them
Peace Among the Worriers
Isaiah 26:3
Romans 8:26
Rules Lifted
Praying in Your Own Words
Romans 8:26
Romans 8:33
The Open Door
Cleared, and Still at the Back
Romans 8:33