Category Archives: Ephesians

We had a baby last night. Well, we didn’t directly . . . my oldest daughter did. A little girl came into the world and it lit up the “text-o-sphere.” My daughter started a group text earlier this week when … Continue reading →

Not all gifts are intended for the same purpose. If I give my girls necklaces for Christmas, my hope is that they would enjoy wearing them . . . and maybe think of dad sometimes when they put them on … Continue reading →

I read Mary’s song of praise in Luke 1 this morning. It reminds me of a simple principle. Worship springs from a fresh realization of what God is doing in, and through, and around you. Elizabeth, filled with the Holy … Continue reading →

It’s one of those lies the enemy sows. Something that sounds like it makes sense but can be debilitating to the believer. It goes something like this, “I’m don’t really spend much time studying the Bible because I’m not really … Continue reading →

Sometimes I’ll read Paul’s letters the same way I’ll drink a jug of milk. I’ll consume the milk glass by glass . . . but then, often, throw away the jug when there’s still a little left in it. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Hands down . . . it is a glorious passage. That it is sometimes avoided, being considered controversial, is tragic. First, because the “controversy” surrounds God’s plan for marriage . . . second, because, by avoiding the passage, the insight … Continue reading →

For all that the Bible is, it is not a prescriptive, step-by-step, manual on how to navigate every circumstance of life. For all that the Holy Spirit is, His is not to “call an audible” in every situation with a … Continue reading →

Grace. When we talk about grace, we often speak about amazing grace . . . and all-sufficient grace. We think about grace abundant enough to cover our sins . . . about receiving grace when we deserved wrath. The well … Continue reading →

Last night, me and my buds wrapped up a journey. Getting together once a week, we have spent 18 of the past 21 months doing, what we’ve called, an Old Testament “fly by.” The first nine months we “sampled” the … Continue reading →