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Happy Veteran’s day – thank you to all who have served our country. We all long for the day forecast by Isaiah, when we’ll no longer train for war. This Sunday we’ll be continuing our study in Ephesians (ch 4:1-16), and the theme of it can be embodied in the Latin phrase “E pluribus unum”Continue reading “E Pluribus Unum”

We took a break last week from our study of Ephesians to contemplate a Sabbath rest – but this Sunday we’ll be returning to Paul’s letter, reading Ch 3:1-21. The chapter is broken into two parts – in v 1 Paul starts a train of thought…but in v 2 he interrupts himself to give aContinue reading “The Power of Unity and Love”

One of the things we’ve had to learn in the dawn of the digital age is how to protect against identity theft. It’s certainly something that requires diligence on our part; changing passwords, identifying stop signs to prove we aren’t robots, all sorts of measures are taken to protect our identities. In our passage thisContinue reading “It’s all About Identity”

This Sunday we’ll keep reading Ephesians together, covering ch 1:15-23. Paul will be moving from singing to praying in the opening of his letter. In the section we’ll be reading, Paul will be praying for his fellow believers – and the import of what he prays for is what we’ll be focusing on in ourContinue reading “Our Ongoing Journey”

This Sunday we’ll be continuing in our study of Ephesians, reading ch 1:3-14. Paul’s opening after his initial greeting is actually a poem in the Greek. Translated to English, it doesn’t come off as poetically – it’s actually one really long run-on sentence. As you read over these verses – try to take note ofContinue reading “God’s Loving Plan”

This Sunday we’ll begin a new series, exploring the book of Ephesians. I’m really excited about this study mostly because I really enjoy this book. We’ll be starting slowly, only reading the prologue found in chapter 1:1-2. Ephesus was a major port city in ancient Asia Minor (modern day Turkey). Paul had visited that cityContinue reading “A New Humanity”

This Sunday will be the 9/11 anniversary – a date we will most likely never forget given the way in which that event has shaped our nation and society since. Yet there was another event, many, many years ago which we citizens of God’s Kingdom remember weekly, and the effect of that event on ourContinue reading “A Present Peace, Purpose, and Passion”

One of the major changes that took place in the early stages of the church, which set it apart from Judaism was the move from Saturday to Sunday as a day dedicated to God. The seventh day, Saturday, was the day ordained by God in the law of Moses as a day of rest. TheContinue reading “The Evidence of Things Not Seen”

Have you ever done any gardening? From the time I was a kid, I was always intrigued by gardens, planting seeds that would take shape over time, becoming something so delightfully different in form from what was planted. This Sunday as we continue our study in Luke, we’ll be reading about a different kind ofContinue reading “The Planted Seed”