After Paul’s berakah introduction in Ephesians 1:3-14 (see last week’s post for more on that), he shifts his attention to his normal format of prayer for the church to whom he is writing. Just like vv3-14, this section from vv15-23 is one long sentence. Again, we get the sense of Read more…
Ephesians is probably my favourite book in the whole Bible. It’s so full of rich, theological truths that shape our identity as followers of Jesus! Even just in the opening chunk of the letter (v1-14), Paul throws in nine massive theological ideas as part of his scatter-gun introduction. The section Read more…
A few years ago I had the opportunity to receive an early copy of a book by Jeff Vanderstelt in order to review it. I had read his previous book Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life and it had shaped a lot of my thinking Read more…
I’ve always believed in God. That belief has evolved throughout my life. I’ll freely admit that my belief in God began with my parents. As a child, you believe what your parents tell you is true. “Eating too many sweets will damage your teeth,” “You have to look before you Read more…