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Living Life Future-Back.
In Christ, the church is one family marked by an uncanny “Jesus-likeness,” living life future-back,
Jose Philip
Sep 16, 20255 min read


The Gospel of Jesus
Christians talk a lot about “the gospel.” We say we’ve “believed the gospel,” “preach the gospel,” “live by the gospel.” Yet if someone stopped you on the street and asked, What exactly is the gospel?, what would you say? Most of us would instinctively answer something like: Jesus died for my sins. And to that we add, "by Grace I am saved, I can go to heaven when I die." That is certainly part of the gospel. But it is not the whole gospel. And if we stop there, we end up with
Jose Philip
Sep 9, 20255 min read


Valleys and Tables
Through both valleys that test us and tables that surprise us with abundance, the Shepherd’s care carves "The Lord is my Shepherd" deeper and deeper into us until they become not just a statement we recite, but a truth we know and live by.
Jose Philip
Sep 2, 20255 min read


The With-God Life
True rest.
That’s the shepherd’s vision for his sheep. Provision that leads to satisfaction. Satisfaction that quiets restlessness. And in that stillness, a deeper work begins: “He restores my soul.”
Jose Philip
Aug 27, 20256 min read


Come, arise and build
The earth is the Lord’s. Every street, every soul, every space belongs to Him
Jose Philip
Aug 19, 20258 min read


A Letter to myself.
A letter to myself to live as Jesus would.
Jose Philip
Aug 4, 20255 min read


Where Awe Meets Ache
God’s truth doesn’t crush us. It enlivens us. His presence stirs the soul and as we hear Him say, "You don’t have to hide anymore, you are seen," we come alive, we are born anew.
Jose Philip
Jul 22, 20254 min read


He (still) Waits at Our Wells
Jesus alone can take our brokenness and make it beautiful; transform our barrenness into the bountiful beauty befitting his glory.
Jose Philip
Jul 15, 20255 min read


Learning from Jesus?
The world Christ died to redeem will not be reached by spectators who applaud His sacrifice from a distance.
Jose Philip
Jul 8, 20256 min read


Affection with feet
The road the followers of “the Way,” walked was neither creed alone nor cause alone; it was unreserved devotion to a risen King who had already turned the world right-side up. True devotion isn't just feeling love for Jesus––its affection with feet.
Jose Philip
Jun 30, 20255 min read


Reflections on Reflection
The invitation of the Gospel is not just to believe what Jesus said or to behave as He did. It is to behold Him—again and again—and in that beholding, to be changed.
Jose Philip
Jun 16, 20254 min read
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