Faith is a shield against our bad thinking, against our tendency toward self reliance, against the world's indoctrination, and against...

The first three pieces of armor that we use in our struggle against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this...

Your strength is not your own, it's God's strength in you. And your armor, well, Paul didn't say to put on your armor, he said to put on...

Hi Friends. I hope you enjoyed the detour we took for Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, it's time for us to jump back into our study...

Jesus doesn't just show us light, or reveal it, He makes us light. So if we, His church, collectively are light, then why in the world is...

Imitate God. Walk in love. Jesus said if you love me, you will love others. It's a posture of the heart. Get to know Jesus intimately and...

The world, and even more importantly the church, needs truth-tellers, not pacifiers. The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few....

God's perfection requires perfection; but perfection is not attainable to man on his own. Jesus bridged the chasm that sin caused between...

Paul spent three chapters unpacking all of what God has done for us. Now, in chapter four, he pivots from who we are in Christ to how to...

What we've unpacked in Ephesians 1-3 is far beyond what any human being can accomplish. Only God is able to do such things, much more...

I love Paul's humility in Ephesians 3:8 when he says. "Although I am less than all the Lord's people." Do you feel that way—less than all...

A divided people—seems like a headline from today's news doesn't it? Superior ideologies, created walls, customs, traditions—all divisive...

God's Masterpiece—Workmanship—Poiema, His Poetry—saved by grace and created new in Christ Jesus to do the good works that He planned in...

To be physically dead is to be separated from the body; to be spiritually dead is to be separated from God. Every lie, act of greed,...

Sometimes I think we walk through life with peripheral vision, focusing on the temporary—what's outside and around us, forgetting that...

Unlike the earthly blessings we seem to want so badly, heaven's blessings are forever. Grace changes us. Paul reminds us over and over...

Have you ever wondered why you're here? I've actually thought a lot about it, especially over the last several years. Because of health...

Jeff and I have had some sweet morning time lately. We got a kitty, Charlie. Jeff gets up a bit earlier than I do to feed him and then I...

Have you ever been misunderstood? I remember, as a child, the sting of being accused of something that was different than my intention. I...