Manifold Wisdom
As a kid at church, I would sit in the pew on the north side of the sanctuary a few rows back and I would take out my bulletin. And…
Book of the Bible: Ephesians
The Armor of Peace
I feel a little extra brave whenever I’m wearing a backpack fit for the occasion. Whether it’s hiking those first miles of dusty trail wearing a pack full of food…
Making Melody
Our short text from Ephesians today opens up with apocalyptic urgency: “Be careful how you’re living!” “The days are evil!” “Make the most of your life!” “Seize the day!” “Don’t…
Doing Something Useful
Do any of you all ever get angry? Take a moment to think about a time when your blood was boiling, when the fiery rush of anger welled up in…
Toward redemption
“This is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people” (Ephesians 1:14). I remember those summers as a kid when the public library would have their reading…
Are you on defense or offense?
Opening prayer. Lord, our God, grant us enough wisdom to lead lives worthy of your calling, and enough humility to realize that your perfect way is higher than we can…
That we may see and believe
In our story from John’s Gospel, the people find Jesus in Capernaum, and they’re trying to figure out what this Jesus is all about—what it would mean to believe in…
In the middle
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This is the season to talk about beginnings. The new year. The end…