Category Archives: Ephesians

Near

“Therefore remember . . . ” That’s how my reading in Ephesians (2:11-22) began this morning. I took it as a command to obey. Sometimes you need to recall where you were in order to appreciate anew where you are. … Continue reading

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Have A Seat!

The rap sheet is long. Dead in trespasses and sins. Followed the course of this age . . . was led by the the spirit now at work in people of disobedience. Lived after the passions of the flesh–if it … Continue reading

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Lavished Upon Us

“It’s like I’m drinking from a fire hose!” Ever heard someone say that? I did just this last week as I talked to a friend about how it was going as she was training for a new job. Ever said … Continue reading

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A Beloved Child

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

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Meant To Be Shared

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

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His Workmanship

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

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Desiring a Higher HQ

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

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Good to the Last Drop

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

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Father, May I Present to You . . .

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

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Figuring Out the Details

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

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