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Living as Children of Light
Daily ReflectionEach year, I give up something for Lent. When I was a young girl, mom and I would give up chocolate, and every year, at...
The Most Important Words You’ll Ever Hear
Daily ReflectionWhat are the most important words you have ever heard? When I think back over my life, I remember words such as "Now, by...
What Does It Mean to Be Saved? Reading in Context
Daily ReflectionEphesians 2:8 proclaims great news: "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith." Actually, it would be more...
What Does It Mean to Be Saved? Paying Attention to the Verb
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday's reflection, we began to consider the meaning of the phrase "For it is by grace you have been saved." We...
What Does It Mean to Be Saved? Paying Attention to the Tense of the Verb
Daily ReflectionLast week, we began focusing on Ephesians 2:8, using the question: What does it mean to be saved? (See the reflections...
What Does It Mean to Be Saved? Paying Attention to the Voice of the Verb
Daily ReflectionIn the past few days, I have been examining in detail the verb “to be saved” as it appears in Ephesians 2:8—“For...
How Can I Be Saved? The Passive Clarified
Daily ReflectionWhen I was in school, I was encouraged to avoid the passive voice in my writing. Why? Because immature uses of the...
Is Salvation by Grace Alone Insulting?
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday’s reflection, we considered the fact that we have been saved by God’s grace. In the classic Latin...
Does God Have Enough Grace to Save Even Me?
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday’s reflection, we considered the possibility that some people might be insulted by the good news that...
How Do We Receive Salvation by Grace?
Daily ReflectionIf salvation comes by grace, it wouldn’t make much sense for God to foist it upon us. Some theological positions argue...
What Kind of Faith Allows Us to Receive Salvation by Grace?
Daily ReflectionEphesians 2:8 seems clear enough. According to this verse, we are saved by grace, through faith. God extends...