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Watch Out for Empty Words, Part 1
Daily ReflectionAs I considered Ephesians 5:6, I was struck by the phrase "empty words." This seems like such an apt phrase in our world...
Watch Out for Empty Words, Part 2
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday's reflection, we saw that "empty words" are those lacking truth. Such words promise life but lead to death....
What Are We Supposed to Make of God’s Wrath?
Daily ReflectionEphesians 5:6 delivers bad news. God's wrath is coming "on those who are disobedient." What should we think of this? How...
A Case of Apposition: Redemption - Forgiveness
Daily ReflectionI didn't really learn English grammar until I was in tenth grade. My English teacher, Mr. Bottaro, was a stickler for...
Redemption Through His Blood
Daily ReflectionThe "eulogy" of Ephesians 1:3-14 begins with a celebration of how God blessed us even before the creation of the world....
God’s Glorious Grace
Daily Reflection[In love] he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will–to...
Grace in the One God Loves
Daily ReflectionThe opening verses of Ephesians have emphasized the utter centrality of Christ in God's claiming us as his own. God has...
Why God Adopted You as His Child, Part 2: The Response of Praise
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday's reflection, we considered the wonderful truth that God adopted you as his child because it gave him...
Why God Adopted You as His Child
Daily ReflectionEphesians 1:5 reveals that God "predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ." Why? Why did our Heavenly...
Adopted by God
Daily ReflectionIn last Friday's reflection, we considered what it means that God has predestined us. Today, I want to add a little more...
Predestination!
Daily ReflectionMention the word "predestination" among Christians and you're likely to get strong, diverse responses. For some in the...
In Love
Daily ReflectionWhen the Apostle Paul wrote the letter we know as Ephesians, he did not divide it up into numbered chapters and verses....