and so it begins.

we now find ourselves at the true beginning of a revolution. while this journey will neither be short nor easy, i hope that as we tackle it together, you will not lose hope, or become discouraged, when trials test you.

this is the first official week together of the etc, every thought captive revolution. this week together we are going to memorize colossians 3:14 and mark 12:30-31.

"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." colossians 3:14

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than these." mark 12:30-31 these verses to me capitalize on the true call of the christian life: to love God and to show others God's love. and while many of us have been taught this since before we could talk, these words are not so familiar with the rest of the world.
and as the word love and the greatest commandment has become almost mundane to us, its importance and value have not diminished.

this remains the greatest and sometimes most difficult thing we are asked to do:

to love Christ with all we are.

to put him above everything else.

to seek his will continually. to obey him.

and we sing to God of this constant love.


but do we mean it?

"Christians don’t tell lies, they just go to church and sing them." -a.w. tozer.

that cuts deep.

but when we think about it

its true.

how easily do we sing "i surrender all"

but is that truly our heart?


and so the christian life is more than just uttering meaningless words to God. but really living them out. and i pray that this week as you hopefully strive to memorize these two verses: collosians 3:14 and mark 12:30-31 that you take them to heart what they mean not just memorizing to be memorizing but growing in your faith, and maybe that means loving others more, or maybe that means surveying your heart and how it truly worships God.

regardless we are on this journey together. and im very excited to see God work in our lives.