Ephesians

What was the earthy taste of river water telling me?

The armor of God and the violence of the Bible

Paul’s surprising wish in Ephesians

If we can be said to have them, we should at least want them to be opened.

Ephesians could be a template for a sermon in the style of a pastoral letter.

Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline

One of the greatest mysteries of faith is that God loves us as is.

Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?

To speak words of grace, we must first name the powers and principalities that hold us captive.

The disciples remember every miracle that Jesus did, every truth that he proclaimed.

Ephesians makes a case for theological reflection on the mysteries of life.

Before judging individuals for their sin, we should try to understand the forces of evil influencing them.

We hope and pray that God will meet us, even if God feels absent to us.

“I look on my faith as a liberation.”

“I look on my faith as a liberation.”

We tend to think biology matters, and matters very much—except when we don’t.

Matthew 4:12–23

God "has put all things under his feet." This includes the NFL.

On Ascension Day, with the readings from Luke and Acts in danger of being embalmed by archaism, the reading from Ephesians is a gift.

I've always assumed that the revelation here is that Jews should let the gentiles into the community. But perhaps the revelation is at least as much the fact that the gentiles want to be included.