Drowning in Shallow Water

Brief Description

Paul’s Letter to the Colossians gives us a starting point for navigating the shallow waters of our time. Both believers and unbelievers are drowning in the trivialities of our day. Our vision is blurred without divine healing. Only Jesus can touch our eyes and enable us to see his face of sacrificial love and grace. What is needed is clear vision and courageous hearts to live in the deep waters of authentic, biblical faith that is hardwired to Jesus and is sensitive to people for whom Jesus died and rose again. In Drowning in Shallow Water, Timothy Owings reminds us that our only hope for being rescued is in reconnecting with Jesus Christ, his heart, his compassion, his way of reaching across barriers and building redemptive relationships.

About the Author

Timothy L. Owings is Pastor of First Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia. A graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, he has also served churches in Alabama and North Carolina. Owings is the host of “Religion Today,” a syndicated radio program on Georgia News Network and is the author of A Cumulative Index to New Testament Greek Grammars and Hearing God in a Noisy World: Prayer as Listening.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Drowning in Shallow Water (Colossians – 1:9-14)
Chapter 2 – New Age Undertow (Colossians 2:6-7)
Chapter 3 – The Danger of an Unholy Devotion (Colossians 2:16-23)
Chapter 4 – The Beached Family (Colossians 3:18-4:1)
Chapter 5 – Beyond Wading Pool Friendships (Colossians 4:7-18)
Chapter 6 – Who Is Jesus? (Colossians 1:15-20)
Chapter 7 – Rough Water Theology (Colossians 2:1-15)
Chapter 8 – Life Preserver Prayer (Colossians 1:3-8; 4:2-4)
Chapter 9 – Insiders and Outsiders (Colossians 4:5-6)
Chapter 10 – The New Community (Colossians 3:5-17)
Chapter 11 – Living at the Depths
Appendix