Order In The ChaosGenesis 1:14

For the person whose last few years have run together into one long day, this message hangs one marker back in the sky and asks for nothing else.

MelodyEveryday family faith
9 min

Messages

Acts 15:22
Shared, Not Ruled

Do You All Like This Place

Shared, Not Ruled9 minJubilee
Acts 15:22
Hebrews 6:10
The Long Obedience

Everybody I Started With

The Long Obedience9 minCaleb
Hebrews 6:10
Job 38:11
He Reigns Regardless

Six Hours With Nothing Left to Secure

He Reigns Regardless9 minTahoma
Job 38:11
Matthew 8:9
Shared, Not Ruled

I Thought It Was Me

Shared, Not Ruled9 minTahoma
Matthew 8:9
Psalm 115:3
He Reigns Regardless

It Was Decided in March

He Reigns Regardless9 minCaleb
Psalm 115:3
1 Corinthians 14:40
Order In The Chaos

When I Do Not Feel It

Order Chaos9 minImani
1 Corinthians 14:40
Zechariah 4:10
The Long Obedience

The Same as Last Time

The Long Obedience9 minMelody
Zechariah 4:10
Genesis 1:14
Order In The Chaos

I Could Not Tell You What Year That Was

Order Chaos9 minMelody
Genesis 1:14
Job 42:7
Providence In Ruins

Everything They Said Made It Worse

Providence In Ruins9 minAmir
Job 42:7
Isaiah 46:4
The Long Obedience

She Does Not Know Who I Am

The Long Obedience9 minNova
Isaiah 46:4
Psalm 10:1
Providence In Ruins

The Question Is In the Book

Providence In Ruins9 minZariah
Psalm 10:1
Daniel 4:35
He Reigns Regardless

The Chair Already Has Somebody In It

He Reigns Regardless9 minAmir
Daniel 4:35
Psalm 88:18
Providence In Ruins

Nothing Happened

Providence In Ruins9 minNova
Psalm 88:18
Deuteronomy 6:7
Order In The Chaos

That Does Not Count

Order Chaos9 minJubilee
Deuteronomy 6:7
Ephesians 1:4
Chosen Before

The Only One in the House

Chosen Before9 minSantiago
Ephesians 1:4
Nehemiah 8:3
Read It Yourself

The Shelf Was Too High

Read It Yourself10 minSantiago
Nehemiah 8:3
Isaiah 46:10
He Reigns Regardless

Four Hundred Messages

He Reigns Regardless9 minJubilee
Isaiah 46:10
Luke 24:32
Read It Yourself

Still on the Contents Page

Read It Yourself9 minElias
Luke 24:32
1 Samuel 16:11
Chosen Before

Nobody Sat Down Until He Came

Chosen Before9 minJubilee
1 Samuel 16:11
Deuteronomy 29:29
Providence In Ruins

It Does Not Help Me

Providence In Ruins9 minZev
Deuteronomy 29:29
Psalm 139:16
He Reigns Regardless

The Discrepancy Is Older Than I Am

He Reigns Regardless9 minZev
Psalm 139:16
Proverbs 17:17
The Long Obedience

The One Who Texts

The Long Obedience9 minJubilee
Proverbs 17:17
Acts 6:3
Shared, Not Ruled

The Arrow That Goes Nowhere

Shared, Not Ruled9 minMelody
Acts 6:3
Ephesians 2:19
Chosen Before

I Came In Through the Side Door

Chosen Before8 minAmir
Ephesians 2:19
Psalm 1:2
Read It Yourself

What Is Your Favorite Bit

Read It Yourself8 minCaleb
Psalm 1:2
2 Timothy 1:9
Chosen Before

The Ledger I Have Been Keeping

Chosen Before9 minCaleb
2 Timothy 1:9
1 Chronicles 9:27
The Long Obedience

Morning by Morning

The Long Obedience9 minSantiago
1 Chronicles 9:27
2 Timothy 1:5
Chosen Before

I Do Not Have a Story

Chosen Before9 minEliana
2 Timothy 1:5
Mark 2:27
Order In The Chaos

One Fixed Point in the Week

Order Chaos9 minCaleb
Mark 2:27
Jeremiah 29:5
The Long Obedience

Nobody Alive Has Seen It

The Long Obedience10 minTahoma
Jeremiah 29:5
Genesis 50:20
Providence In Ruins

Nobody Said That To Joseph

Providence In Ruins9 minCaleb
Genesis 50:20
1 John 5:13
Chosen Before

Who Were You Reading It As

Chosen Before9 minZev
1 John 5:13
1 Peter 5:3
Shared, Not Ruled

I Did Not Nod

Shared, Not Ruled9 minImani
1 Peter 5:3
Matthew 10:29
He Reigns Regardless

It Does Not Know Her Name

He Reigns Regardless9 minMelody
Matthew 10:29
Deuteronomy 17:19
Shared, Not Ruled

I Had No Word For It

Shared, Not Ruled10 minZev
Deuteronomy 17:19
Lamentations 3:23
Order In The Chaos

Every January, Every March

Order Chaos9 minZariah
Lamentations 3:23
Isaiah 55:11
Read It Yourself

Genesis Twice

Read It Yourself9 minJubilee
Isaiah 55:11
Acts 20:28
Shared, Not Ruled

I Stopped Saying It Three Years Ago

Shared, Not Ruled9 minElias
Acts 20:28
Luke 11:1
Order In The Chaos

Just Talk to Him Like a Friend

Order Chaos9 minNova
Luke 11:1
John 6:37
Chosen Before

How Many Times Have I Started

Chosen Before9 minImani
John 6:37
Proverbs 16:9
He Reigns Regardless

Forty Minutes of the Ninety

He Reigns Regardless9 minElias
Proverbs 16:9
Jeremiah 15:16
Read It Yourself

I Know Who Said It

Read It Yourself9 minZev
Jeremiah 15:16
2 Corinthians 4:8
Providence In Ruins

The Voice I Do in the Kitchen

Providence In Ruins9 minJubilee
2 Corinthians 4:8
2 Timothy 3:15
Read It Yourself

I Am No Scholar

Read It Yourself8 minEliana
2 Timothy 3:15
Numbers 11:17
Shared, Not Ruled

Somebody Had to Sign Things That Week

Shared, Not Ruled9 minSantiago
Numbers 11:17
Luke 24:45
Read It Yourself

It Took Ninety Seconds to Say

Read It Yourself9 minNova
Luke 24:45
Exodus 18:21
Shared, Not Ruled

You Are Not the First to Notice

Shared, Not Ruled10 minAmir
Exodus 18:21
1 Corinthians 1:27
Read It Yourself

Somebody Else's Country

Read It Yourself9 minTahoma
1 Corinthians 1:27
Acts 2:42
Order In The Chaos

Does It Not Get Old

Order Chaos9 minZev
Acts 2:42
Luke 15:22
Chosen Before

I Did Not Get to Finish the Speech

Chosen Before9 minNova
Luke 15:22
Lamentations 3:20
Providence In Ruins

It Is Not Coming Back

Providence In Ruins9 minTahoma
Lamentations 3:20
Titus 1:5
Shared, Not Ruled

Version Four, No Author

Shared, Not Ruled9 minZariah
Titus 1:5
Luke 2:37
The Long Obedience

I Have Never Unpacked

The Long Obedience9 minImani
Luke 2:37
Deuteronomy 29:29
Providence In Ruins

By Whom, And To What End

Providence In Ruins9 minEliana
Deuteronomy 29:29
Proverbs 11:14
Shared, Not Ruled

I Vote on Thursdays

Shared, Not Ruled9 minEliana
Proverbs 11:14
Acts 17:11
Read It Yourself

Open It Yourself

Read It Yourself8 minImani
Acts 17:11
Ruth 1:20
Providence In Ruins

Do Not Call Me By That Name

Providence In Ruins9 minSantiago
Ruth 1:20
Psalm 119:18
Read It Yourself

Four Seconds and Three Tabs

Read It Yourself8 minMelody
Psalm 119:18
Psalm 47:8
He Reigns Regardless

The Rota Is Not My King

He Reigns Regardless9 minImani
Psalm 47:8
1 Corinthians 15:58
The Long Obedience

The Ordinary Years

The Long Obedience9 minZariah
1 Corinthians 15:58
Psalm 121:4
He Reigns Regardless

Fourteen Months of Keeping Watch

He Reigns Regardless8 minZariah
Psalm 121:4
John 1:46
Read It Yourself

Nobody Ever Mentioned the Steps

Read It Yourself9 minAmir
John 1:46
Psalm 4:8
Order In The Chaos

The Cupboard Faces Forward

Order Chaos9 minAmir
Psalm 4:8
Psalm 103:19
He Reigns Regardless

Nothing Here Is Answering to Me

He Reigns Regardless8 minSantiago
Psalm 103:19
Psalm 139:16
Chosen Before

A Thing He Watched

Chosen Before9 minTahoma
Psalm 139:16
1 Corinthians 15:58
The Long Obedience

Nothing I Can Show You

The Long Obedience9 minEliana
1 Corinthians 15:58
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Shared, Not Ruled

Four True Sentences in a Mile

Shared, Not Ruled9 minNova
1 Thessalonians 5:21
1 Thessalonians 4:11
The Long Obedience

The Job I Meant to Leave

The Long Obedience9 minAmir
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Psalm 103:19
He Reigns Regardless

Nothing That Is Mine

He Reigns Regardless9 minEliana
Psalm 103:19
Proverbs 15:22
Shared, Not Ruled

Who Signed It Off

Shared, Not Ruled9 minCaleb
Proverbs 15:22
Ephesians 1:4
Chosen Before

You Are Not Auditioning

Chosen Before8 minElias
Ephesians 1:4
Psalm 92:14
The Long Obedience

Nobody Has Ever Said Anything About It

The Long Obedience9 minElias
Psalm 92:14
Genesis 8:22
Order In The Chaos

The Same Eight Weeks

Order Chaos9 minTahoma
Genesis 8:22
Romans 8:16
Chosen Before

I Have Never Once Felt It

Chosen Before9 minMelody
Romans 8:16
Luke 16:10
The Long Obedience

Nobody Would Ever Know

The Long Obedience10 minZev
Luke 16:10
John 10:28
Chosen Before

It Depends What Kind of Week I Had

Chosen Before9 minZariah
John 10:28
Acts 8:31
Read It Yourself

I Have Never Read It Cold

Read It Yourself10 minZariah
Acts 8:31
Habakkuk 3:17
Providence In Ruins

Though the Fig Tree Does Not Blossom

Providence In Ruins10 minElias
Habakkuk 3:17
Galatians 6:9
Order In The Chaos

I Kept Doing It Anyway

Order Chaos9 minEliana
Galatians 6:9
2 Corinthians 12:8
Providence In Ruins

I Prayed Where People Could Hear Me

Providence In Ruins8 minImani
2 Corinthians 12:8
Matthew 11:29
Order In The Chaos

I Threw Out More Than the Rulebook

Order Chaos9 minElias
Matthew 11:29
John 11:35
Providence In Ruins

It Was Not Even Mine

Providence In Ruins9 minMelody
John 11:35
Proverbs 25:28
Order In The Chaos

Everything Gets All the Way In

Order Chaos9 minSantiago
Proverbs 25:28
Colossians 1:17
He Reigns Regardless

Eleven Days of Not Holding It

He Reigns Regardless9 minNova
Colossians 1:17