Makin' the First Move

Trade?

Firefighters

Romans 12: 1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Soggy Thanks

Crummy Friends

Ultra-Supreme Court

Plucked and Gathered

That's a Whole Lotta Defendants

That guy knows how to make an entrance.

Perfect Beauty vs. Surface Beauty

God Does Not Need Retouching

Outshining all Creation

Legit Pageant King

Actually, that'd be pretty terrifying.

Gather 'Round, Folks.

Yo, Earth!

Love for the Unlovable

Purchased

Going People Shopping

Reality Check

The Saga Ends

Collecting Exiles

Ticket Outta Exile

Can't Reach. Can I get a Lift?

Releasing the Captives

Unbanished

Fortune Swap

Restoring Creation

Bankrupt

cf. Luke 15: 22—24: But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

Fellowship

Church: Good {Albeit Counterintuitive} Place to Look

{cf psalm 27:4: One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.}

I Think I Know Where He is Hiding...

Luring us in

Buzz up, and the door will be unlocked for you.

This verse reminds me of Matthew 7: 7—8: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

Hide & Seek {& Find}

Excellent Listener

Even if I wanna discuss the aesthetic excellencies of a five-legged polka-dotted octopus?

Comin' Over to Chat

Hi, is God There?

So you're committing to stick around?

Promise in the Dark

Getting his Hands Dirty

Change of Plans

Jellybeans to Share

{cf Genesis 12:2: ...I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.}

Responsible Provision

I'd Fire That Guy

Personal Trainer