by MonicaSharman | Jan 21, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]Have you ever noticed how much “Once upon a time” sounds like “In the beginning”? It’s how the great stories begin (and reveals where the great stories were born). I noticed this when I read Ephesians the way I went looking...
by Crystal Rowe | Jan 17, 2013 | bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]I can remember talking about this passage in Confirmation as if it were yesterday. There’s not much I remember from those middle school years, but this passage stuck with me. This is what makes us Lutheran, my pastor said. It is this passage that...
by Diana Trautwein | Jan 16, 2013 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]For many of these ideas, I am indebted to the excellent commentary on the book of Ephesians in the NIV Application series written by Dr. Klyne Snodgrass, Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary. Like any good letter-writer in the...
by Mark Lafler | Jan 14, 2013 | bible literacy, i am bibledude, READ
[serialposts]Ephesians is one of the best-loved books in the New Testament. Many Christians recognize the popular texts about predestination, the unity of the church, and spiritual warfare. However, the background on this first century epistle is also intriguing....
by Shelly Miller | Jan 14, 2013 | i am bibledude
It was a question I couldn’t answer as much as I pondered it over a series of days, leading to weeks: “When did you first realize that you had become a grown-up?”. Although I am one – a grown-up – the question posed in Real Simple...
by MonicaSharman | Jan 9, 2013 | authentic christianity, i am bibledude, READ
I wrote “Love” with a needle and dark blue embroidery thread, intending to hang the finished cross-stitch where I would often see it. I stitched thousands of little x’s to spell out that word because love is what God wants me to learn and grow in....
